{"product_id":"american-rage-how-anger-shapes-our-politics-hardback-9781108491372","title":"American Rage; How Anger Shapes Our Politics (Hardback) 9781108491372","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAmerican Rage\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHow Anger Shapes Our Politics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnger is the central emotion governing US politics, lowering trust in government, weakening democratic values, and forging partisan loyalty.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSteven W. Webster (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108491372, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 27 August 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e250 pages\u003cbr\u003e16 x 23.5 x 1.5 cm, 0.43 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'... this book should be defined ... by its success in succinctly contributing insights with profound and clearly communicated implications for our politics. This is an essential contribution for students of political psychology, behavior, and democracy.' Davin L. Phoenix, American Politics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAmerican Rage argues that anger is the central emotion governing contemporary US politics, with powerful, deleterious effects. Tracing the developments that have given rise to a culture of anger in the mass public, the book sheds new light on both public opinion and voting behavior. Steven W. Webster skillfully uses a combination of novel datasets, new measures of anger, and a series of experiments to show how anger causes citizens to lose trust in the national government and weaken in their commitment to democratic norms and values. Despite these negative consequences, political elites strategically seek to elicit anger among their supporters. Presenting compelling evidence, Webster ultimately concludes that elites engage in this behavior because voter anger leads to voter loyalty. When voters are angry, they are more likely to vote for their party's slate of candidates at multiple levels of the federal electoral system.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. The rise of anger in the American public\u003cbr\u003e 2. Political elites and the strategic use of anger\u003cbr\u003e 3. Trait-based anger and governmental distrust\u003cbr\u003e 4. The causal effect of anger on trust in government\u003cbr\u003e 5. Anger and democratic values in the mass public\u003cbr\u003e 6. Anger and voter loyalty\u003cbr\u003e 7. Anger and the future of American government.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Public opinion \u0026amp; polls [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Public opinion \u0026amp; polls\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Public%20opinion%20\u0026amp;%20polls%20%5BJPVK%5D%22\"\u003eJPVK\u003c\/a\u003e], Political structures: democracy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political structures: democracy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20structures:%20democracy%20%5BJPHV%5D%22\"\u003eJPHV\u003c\/a\u003e], Psychology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Psychology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Psychology%20%5BJM%5D%22\"\u003eJM\u003c\/a\u003e], Sociology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20%5BJHB%5D%22\"\u003eJHB\u003c\/a\u003e], History of the Americas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of the Americas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20the%20Americas%20%5BHBJK%5D%22\"\u003eHBJK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266377011480,"sku":"9781108491372","price":87.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108491372i_ff775f59-5459-412f-9e9d-213f6cd92687.jpg?v=1696706657","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/american-rage-how-anger-shapes-our-politics-hardback-9781108491372","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}