Dog whistle politics : how coded racial appeals have reinvented racism and wrecked the middle class /
Ian Haney-López.
- New York : Oxford University Press, (c)2014.
- 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Preface: learning about racism at Harvard Law -- Introduction: racial politics and the middle class -- The GOP's rise as "the white man's party" -- Strategic racism -- The wrecking begins: Reagan -- The false allure of colorblindness -- Shifting the tune: Clinton and W -- Getting away with racism -- Makers and takers: the Tea Party and Romney -- What's the matter with white voters? -- Obama's post-racial strategy -- Conclusion to end dog whistle politics.
9780199964284
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