9780226349114-022634911X-The Politics of Resentment: Rural Consciousness in Wisconsin and the Rise of Scott Walker (Chicago Studies in American Politics)

The Politics of Resentment: Rural Consciousness in Wisconsin and the Rise of Scott Walker (Chicago Studies in American Politics)

ISBN-13: 9780226349114
ISBN-10: 022634911X
Edition: Illustrated
Author: Katherine J. Cramer
Publication date: 2016
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Format: Paperback 256 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780226349114
ISBN-10: 022634911X
Edition: Illustrated
Author: Katherine J. Cramer
Publication date: 2016
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Format: Paperback 256 pages

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The Politics of Resentment: Rural Consciousness in Wisconsin and the Rise of Scott Walker (Chicago Studies in American Politics) (ISBN-13: 9780226349114 and ISBN-10: 022634911X), written by authors Katherine J. Cramer, was published by University of Chicago Press in 2016. With an overall rating of 5.0 stars, it's a notable title among other State & Local (United States History, Rural, Sociology, Americas History) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Politics of Resentment: Rural Consciousness in Wisconsin and the Rise of Scott Walker (Chicago Studies in American Politics) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used State & Local books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $2.5.

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Since the election of Scott Walker, Wisconsin has been seen as ground zero for debates about the appropriate role of government in the wake of the Great Recession. In a time of rising inequality, Walker not only survived a bitterly contested recall that brought thousands of protesters to Capitol Square, he was subsequently reelected. How could this happen? How is it that the very people who stand to benefit from strong government services not only vote against the candidates who support those services but are vehemently against the very idea of big government?

With The Politics of Resentment, Katherine J. Cramer uncovers an oft-overlooked piece of the puzzle: rural political consciousness and the resentment of the “liberal elite.” Rural voters are distrustful that politicians will respect the distinct values of their communities and allocate a fair share of resources. What can look like disagreements about basic political principles are therefore actually rooted in something even more fundamental: who we are as people and how closely a candidate’s social identity matches our own. Using Scott Walker and Wisconsin’s prominent and protracted debate about the appropriate role of government, Cramer illuminates the contours of rural consciousness, showing how place-based identities profoundly influence how people understand politics, regardless of whether urban politicians and their supporters really do shortchange or look down on those living in the country.

The Politics of Resentment shows that rural resentment—no less than partisanship, race, or class—plays a major role in dividing America against itself.

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I am still in the process of reading and considering the ideas in this important book. It's so important to me that I am actually taking notes as I read. Katherine Cramer has done a wonderful job of writing this articulately and also avoiding the scholarly jargon that makes so many books like this hard for the average person to tolerate. It's brilliant.

I think I just answered that question. It's organized beautifully, and written in language that is very clear but not patronizing.

I haven't really run across anything I don't like about it.