Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Chapter 1 An Introduction to a Nativist Nation: Building a Wall to the Trump Presidency? 1
4. Chapter 2 What Nativism Is? (and What It Isn’t): Conceptual Definitions and Origins Vignette: Pollster Insights 18
5. Chapter 3 Who is a Nativist? The Contours of a Nativist Nation 35
6. Chapter 4 Why Now? The (Re)Emergence of Nativism 50
7. Chapter 5 Why Nativism Matters: How Nativism Conditions Politics 75
8. Chapter 6 Racism by Another Name? The Politics of Nativism and White Grievance 96
9. Chapter 7 Who Are the Real Americans? How Americans Define Who Counts as an American 112
10. Chapter 8 Not So Exceptional After All? Nativism Goes Global 138
11. Chapter 9 Conclusions: The Future of Nativism 155
12. References
13. Index