American horror show : election 2016 and the ascent of Donald J. Trump /

American Horror Show' describes the last weeks of the 2016 election, Trump?s victory, his transition and construction of a scandal-ridden cabinet and administration, to his inaugural speech and the first 30 days of his presidency. The text uses a multidimensional analysis to explain Trump?s vic...

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Main Authors: Kellner, Douglas, 1943
Published: Sense Publishers,
Publisher Address: Rotterdam :
Publication Dates: [2017]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Transgressions: cultural studies and education ; 120
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Summary: American Horror Show' describes the last weeks of the 2016 election, Trump?s victory, his transition and construction of a scandal-ridden cabinet and administration, to his inaugural speech and the first 30 days of his presidency. The text uses a multidimensional analysis to explain Trump?s victory, including his mobilization of an authoritarian populist movement, the use of fake news to attack Hillary Clinton, the intervention of FBI Director James Comey 11 days before the election, claiming that another investigation of Clinton's emails was underway, and the intervention of Russian hacking
Carrier Form: xviii, 191 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9789463009720 (paperback) :
9463009728 (paperback)
Index Number: JK526 2016
CLC: D771.224
Call Number: D771.224/K294-1