The Populist Explosion: How the Great Recession Transformed American and European Politics
- ISBN-10
- 0997126442
- ISBN-13
- 9780997126440
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 182
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016
- Author
- John B. Judis
Description
""Far and away the most incisive examination of the central development in contemporary politics: the rise of populism on both the right and the left. Superb.""--Thomas Edsall, New York Times columnistWhat's happening in global politics? As if overnight, many Democrats revolted and passionately backed a socialist named Bernie Sanders; the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union ; the vituperative billionaire Donald Trump became the presidential nominee of the Republican party; and a slew of rebellious parties continued to win elections in Switzerland, Norway, Italy, Austria, and Gre.
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