Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables and Illustrations; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1 Political Anger: The Dilemma of Voter Rage for Democratic Government; Anger in the Mainstream; Anger at Government; Anger and the Bipolarity of Issues; Anger and the Open Challenge to Government Legitimacy; Anger and the Absence of an External Threat; Mad As Hell; 2 America and Its Discontents: The Roots of Antigovernment Anger; The Psychology of Political Anger; Anger, Confusion, and Political Change; Between the Centuries: Anger and Its Populist Roots
The Legacy of Violence and DistrustIssues Born in Anger and Their Antecedents; Political Anger: A New Paradigm; 3 The Visible Ceiling: Economic Uncertainty and Political Anger; The End of Optimism; The Wage Gap; The Jobs Dilemma; International Realities and Political Anxieties; The Boeing Strike: Globalism and the Visible Ceiling; Ignoring the Gap: The End of Bliss; 4 The Cultural Divide: Zones of Intolerance on the Battlefield of Values; Back to Basics: Public Anxiety and Cultural Rifts; Anger Unbound: Do the Media Reflect or Manipulate Values?
The Danger Zone: Intolerance, Hate Language, and Political BlightGangsta Rap and Trash TV: The Objectification of Anger; The Tygers of Wrath; 5 Raging Pol: Governing Angry Americans; Bipolarity in Politics; Antigovernment Anger; Extremes at Center Stage: The Militia, Waco, and Congress; Anyone But the Above; 6 The Vision Thing: Competing Angers and Political Change; Anger Validated and Denied; Anger and the Truth About Government; Anger and the Pollsters; Anger and Blame; Anger and the Limits of Government; Anger on the High Road; Discussion Questions; Glossary; Notes; References; Index
