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The New Minority: White Working Class Politics in an Age of Immigration and Inequality

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It wasn't so long ago that the white working class occupied the middle of British and American societies. But today members of the same demographic, feeling silenced and ignored by mainstream parties, have moved to the political margins. In the United States and the United Kingdom, economic disenfranchisement, nativist sentiments and fear of the unknown among this group have even inspired the creation of new right-wing parties and resulted in a remarkable level of support for fringe political candidates, most notably Donald Trump.

Answers to the question of how to rebuild centrist coalitions in both the U.S. and U.K. have become increasingly elusive. How did a group of people synonymous with Middle Britain and Middle America drift to the ends of the political spectrum? What drives their emerging radicalism? And what could possibly lead a group with such enduring numerical power to, in many instances, consider themselves a "minority" in the countries they once defined? In The New Minority, Justin Gest speaks to people living in once thriving working class cities--Youngstown, Ohio and Dagenham, England--to arrive at a nuanced understanding of their political attitudes and behaviors. In this daring and compelling book, he makes the case that tension between the vestiges of white working class power and its perceived loss have produced the unique phenomenon of white working class radicalization.

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"The New Minority is an important contribution to postelection and post-Brexit analyses and to literature on the social and political effects of economic restructuring more broadly." -- Claudine Pied, University of Wisconsin Platteville, American Journal of Sociology

"The New Minority is a considered piece of research. [Gest's] study turns a valuable spotlight on what media and politicians on both sides of the Atlantic have begun to call "the left behind"."
--Times Higher Education

"Justin Gest brings to his craft a rare combination of scientific rigor and journalistic storytelling, which is why The New Minority stands out. It's a deeply revealing account of what's happened in our communities and in our politics."
--Matt Bai, national political columnist for Yahoo News, and author of All the Truth Is Out: The Week Politics Went Tabloid

"With both sympathy and objectivity, Justin Gest explains the tragedy beneath the anger of the white working class. They have not only lost good jobs and incomes, but also their middle class social status and the respect-and gratitude-of the larger society. Political elites pretend to be surprised and bewildered by them. Yet it is those same governing elites who engineered this great injury to working people. This will be illuminating reading for anyone who seeks to understand the motivations and the possible impact of this 'new minority,' particularly in light of the upcoming presidential election."
--Bill Greider, national correspondent for The Nation, and author of One World, Ready or Not: The Manic Logic of Global Capitalism

"An incredibly timely book. White working class dynamics explain the populist right surge and centre-Left slump in Europe. They underpin rising white suicide rates and Trump support in America. Justin Gest asks poor whites the penetrating questions that help us understand."
--Eric Kaufmann, University of London, author of Changing Places: The White British Response to Ethnic Change

"In The New Minority, Justin Gest transcends the usual arguments about the defensiveness and disaffection of the working class to develop a schema for understanding multiple forms of white working class political expression. Based on a fascinating set of interviews with working class residents of London and Youngstown, Ohio, Gest deftly connects their voices of frustration and resignation to their political beliefs and behavior. The result is an important analysis of an increasingly vocal and visible group in American and British politics."
--Monica McDermott, Department of Sociology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

"White working-class resistance movements are convulsing politics in the U.S. and Europe- Donald Trump, neo-fascism, anti-immigrant backlash, white identity politics. What's driving it? Gest's book gets to the core of the matter: the experience of marginalization and the sense of loss. He gets there, not just by analyzing data, but by actually talking to working class people and grasping the texture of their lives."
--Bill Schneider, veteran political journalist, and Visiting Professor of Communication Studies, University of California, Los Angeles

"The New Minority blends historical, sociological, and ethnographic analysis into a comparative study of working-class politics in two declining industrial towns: East London, England, and Youngstown, Ohio. The comparative nature of his study enables Gest to depict a transatlantic working―class political culture with similar dynamics despite the regional differences. For Youngstown and the American side, The New Minority adds ballast to the picture of the social and cultural consequences of deindustrialization."
--The Nation

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In The New Minority, Justin Gest speaks to people living in once thriving working class cities--Youngstown, Ohio and Dagenham, England--to arrive at a nuanced understanding of their political attitudes and behaviors.

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Justin Gest is Assistant Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University's Schar School of Policy and Government. He is also the author of Apart: Alienated and Engaged Muslims in the West.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press (October 13, 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0190632550
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0190632557
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Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches

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Richard W. Bishop

many times not in their own best interest. They try to maintain their position in ...

Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2017

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Forgotten factory workers and their personal perception of their status in society is an important point made, or identified, by this book. When people lose their job and income and see their lives falling apart they react in strange ways, many times not in their own best interest. They try to maintain their position in the social hierarchy of their community or group. They resent anything that reminds them that they are sinking, or losing their position, in the new economy for which they have no knowledge, skills, or abilities. Something must be done to help them while maintaining their self respect, pride, and their self perception of social position. The politician that figures this out will be in a very strong position.

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The White Working Class and the 2016 Election

Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2016

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This is a very timely book and deserves to be read by anyone who seeks a thoughtful and data-driven explanation of Donald Trump's appeal to voters. The author reports on some very scholarly sociological research on the disaffected white working class in two failing communities (Youngstown, Ohio and East London, UK) . The first part of the book is a bit ponderous, and reader's confidence may be unsettled by an amazing proof reading failure (The cells in crucial Table 2.1 are mixed up left for right.) The author also occasionally resorts to neologisms that are disruptive. Nevertheless the books moves steadily and with increasing clarity to the final two chapters which are definitely worth reading. The book is current enough (2016) to draw specific conclusions about the Trump phenomenon and make specific recommendations to the party leaders in the US and UK.

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Excellent and disturbing.

Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2017

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Very disturbing to realize how disempowered and abandoned the white working class feels and how justified it is. Pointing out their misconceptions,errors,etc. would only reinforce their conviction that the "elites"favor other groups. But the solution to their economic plight involves geographic mobility and retraining which means stepping out of peasanttheir identity or community, Their social exclusion,based on speech,manners,daily habits is even more woven into identity(See Hillbilly! Elegy). For all its faults,the Victorian Age tried bringing middle class culture to workers . First "elites must gain trust by deserving it.

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Interesting read

Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2018

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Never thought about comparing to Britain. Facts and statistics were I quite informative. Worth the read. For sure. Learned a lot.

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The Donald must help these guys or who knows what will happen.

Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2017

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The white male workers of England and the US. Have nothing to lose. This author is not a Trump supporter no a Brexit man. However he points out that it is a real problem. White middle class has been more or less decimated,. In the so called rust belt they have nothing to lose They have been let down . This book is the real deal or as close as anyone could get to it. It was about time.

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Enjoyable read

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I read this very slowly, while observing people I thought exhibited some of the characteristics of this “minority.” The stories at the beginning are interesting. The statistics sections might bore the average reader, though they appealed to me as a political science major. I think any aspiring politician would benefit from reading the last two chapters, as the author demonstrated the kinds of candidates and the appealing platforms that would best attract this “minority’s” vote in future elections. Though I don’t necessarily agree with the idea that white men of any socioeconomic status are the minority, I do understand the reason for the title and thesis of the book, as it specifically focuses on a subset of white voters. It’s a good book.

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Amazing read!

Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2017

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Highly informative and remarkably well written. Reports on the experiences of a group of Americans who find themselves marginalized despite the privilege traditionally afforded members of the dominant (White) racial group in this country. Gest describes the impact of converging multiple structural forces on this "new minority" group. He also reports on the painful struggle of working class White communities as they awaken to the reality of their minority status and the accompanying marginalization previously thought to only apply to non-dominant racial/ethnic groups.

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Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2016

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A relevant and current insight into the problems of many poor Americans feeling left behind.

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Alexandra

Very interesting on white working class

Reviewed in France on March 11, 2019

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Very detailed and interesting on the topic of white working class

S KB

Superb on topic book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 29, 2018

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This is a must read for anyone interested in the current state of politics in the West. Disenchantment with so many policies from an out of touch elite are explained from the perspective of the White working class...a segment of the population who for too long have been ignored by politicians. Excellently written it is a powerful tour de force on its subject matter.

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opfer des kapitalismus

Reviewed in Germany on February 1, 2018

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Nach Frauen, Homosexuellen, Schwarzen und Zuwanderern gibt es jetzt eine neue Minderheit: den arbeitenden weißen heterosexuellen Mann. Durch die Entindustrialisierung Europas wird es für BLUE COLLAR Worker, auf gut deutsch, Hackler, immer schwieriger, jobs zu finden.
Anstatt das Problem politisch zu lösen, versucht die Politik mit immer neuen Härtemaßnahmen (Hartz IV, Arbeitszwang) die unteren Zehntausend zu quälen und zu gängeln.
Merke: Nicht jeder Weiße ist Herrscher oder Peiniger!
White #iggers have feelings too...
Schade nur, dass die Verlierer wie im Falle Trumps auch noch ihre eigenen Peiniger wählen, weil die liberalen Machteliten wie die Clintons nur zynische Verachtung für sie übrig haben

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Adrian Monck

Excellent examination of disempowerment, with some practical proposals

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 12, 2017

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Gest takes a lot of the blaming and shaming out of the arguments over white working class voters and their interests.

His conclusions and recommendations are straightforward and hyperbole free.

Highly recommended.

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Angus

A key reading for 2017

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 12, 2017

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Readable and insightful, this book is hugely relevant to what is happening right now in UK and US politics. It is well written and enjoyable, but highlights some serious issues with which the poltical left must engage.

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