The politics of fear : how Republicans use money, race, and the media to win /

Gonzales (history, Diablo Valley Coll.; Mexicanos) and Delgado (law, Univ. of Pittsburgh; coauthor, No Mercy) trace the beginnings of the recent conservative movement back to the 1970s and give credit to the use of scare tactics for its success. Conservatives accuse minority groups and immigrants, with an occasional reference to feminists, gays, and terrorists, of undermining the traditional American way of life. The authors claim that, by encouraging and manipulating the insecurity caused by technological advances and globalization, the New Right has created a powerful populist movement based on fear. The structure of the movement is carefully documented with an analysis of the journalists, media outlets, and think tanks that promulgate this message. A good addition for academic and public libraries with political collections. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.