Insurrection: What the January 6 Assault on the Capitol Reveals about America and Democracy
Autor John Rennie Shorten Limba Engleză Paperback – 14 mar 2024
Insurrection offers a profound and incisive analysis of the underlying factors that culminated in the assault on Washington, DC’s Capitol Building on that fateful day: January 6th, 2021. Going far beyond mere journalistic accounts, the book delves into structural trends within the United States, providing a broader and deeper context for comprehending the magnitude of the uprising. It explores the crisis of democracy, escalating violence, widening inequality, and the prominence of conspiratorial discourse within American politics. By examining both long-term issues as well as the tumultuous events of 2020, including the pandemic, policing challenges, and the fiercely contested presidential election, this book uncovers the catalysts behind conspiracy theories and the politics of outrage. This compelling narrative is essential reading for all those interested in the contemporary face of the United States.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781789148411
ISBN-10: 1789148413
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 138 x 216 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: REAKTION BOOKS
Colecția Reaktion Books
ISBN-10: 1789148413
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 138 x 216 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: REAKTION BOOKS
Colecția Reaktion Books
Notă biografică
John Rennie Short is professor emeritus at the School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County. His many books include The Urban Now: Living in An Age of Global Urbanism.
Cuprins
Preface
1 From the Small Lie to the Big Lie
2 Losing Trust in Government
3 A Flawed Democracy
4 Conspiracy and the Politics of Outrage
5 The Year Before: Pandemic and the Crises of Policing
6 The Coup
7 The Assault on the Capitol
8 Aftermath
References
Acknowledgements
1 From the Small Lie to the Big Lie
2 Losing Trust in Government
3 A Flawed Democracy
4 Conspiracy and the Politics of Outrage
5 The Year Before: Pandemic and the Crises of Policing
6 The Coup
7 The Assault on the Capitol
8 Aftermath
References
Acknowledgements
Recenzii
"This highly readable study will appeal to anyone seeking to make sense of the uprising that forever changed modern American politics. A concise and incisive look at a democracy in peril."
"Emphasis on the decades-broad context of Jan. 6 does not compel Short to neglect evidence showing it to have been a deliberate—if incompetently staffed—effort to overturn the election results. The period from Election Day through the attempted last-minute impeachment is narrated in due course. But of greatest interest to the author are the composition and dynamics of the crowd itself."
"Short provides a powerful review of the forces at work leading up to the events in Washington, DC, on January 6, 2021. Indeed, this book is not only about the insurrection itself but also about the many factors at play in the run-up to that fateful day. It treats both short-term forces, such as the COVID crisis and debates around policing and racial justice after the murder of George Floyd, and long-term (i.e., pre-Trump) changes in American politics, from eroding trust in American institutions to the impact of new and changing media and electoral rules. Short covers the gamut, and his narrative is readable and compelling. He doesn’t pull punches, offering a comprehensive review of the current state of American politics while also raising important questions about the potential for worse days ahead. What would have happened if the insurrectionists had captured Nancy Pelosi or cornered Mike Pence? How close did the United States come to a bigger disaster? Can Americans rest assured that such a disaster is not inevitable? These are important questions, and every citizen should consider them. Recommended."
"In his thoughtful study of the polarisation in the United States that led to the attack on Congress, Short offers a damning account of the impulse for Trump’s alleged incitement of insurrection."
"This book offers a searing analysis of the long and short-term factors that put a demagogue in the White House and culminated in a near fatal challenge to US democracy. While Short says there are signs of hope, his conclusion is disconcerting. The multiple crises facing US democracy embodied in Trump’s 'Big Lie' that Biden did not win in 2020 persist. Defiant conspiracists now populate the Republicans, ramshackle constitutional norms are dangerously outdated, and polarisation is as deep as ever. America, the author argues, is in danger."
"Provides a 'profound' analysis of the facts underlying the invasion of Washington's Capitol on January 6th 2021, offering a deeper context for understanding the uprising, and examining conspiracy theories and the politics of outrage."
"In his preface, Short promises to provide an examination of the longer-term processes that led to the insurrection at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021. And he does just that, providing a comprehensible, lively, and biting account of the causes of this deeply complex event and Trump’s role in it. It is essential reading for anyone concerned about the state of American democracy."