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American blindspot, race, class, religion, and the Trump presidency, Gerardo Martí, Davidson College

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-304) and index

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American blindspot

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Gerardo Martí, Davidson College

race, class, religion, and the Trump presidency

"American Blindspot: Race, Class, Religion, and the Trump Presidency" is a careful exploration of the forces that led to the election of the 45th president of the United States. Gerardo Marti synthesizes the latest scholarship and historical research to examine the roles that race, class, and religion have played in politics -- both historically and today. This book goes beyond the initial claims that the American working class was the force behind Donald Trump's election or policies and instead offers a nuanced perspective on how race, religion, and class have shaped our national views, Trump's election, and his policies. -- From publisher's description

The unexpected president: the 2016 Trump election and white evangelical support -- Deep cultural background on racial inequality: slavery and territorial expansion in early America -- Racialized power and constraints of freedom after slavery: failure of Reconstruction -- A "True American" identity: immigration and the restriction of citizenship -- Business-friendly evangelicalism: theological turn of mid-twentieth-century Christianity -- The establishment of free-market conservatism: religious imperatives of Reagan-era economics -- Reactionary politics of the Tea Party: Barack Obama and his critics -- Increased concentration of elite wealth through asset growth: the 2007 market collapse and the rule of finance -- Identity politics and evangelical support: Trump's white Christian nationalism -- Conclusion: ethnoreligious structures of inequality in the Trump presidency

Race, class, religion, and the Trump presidency