Strangers in Their Own Land

About Strangers in Their Own Land

Arlie Russell Hochschild's Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right (2016) is a sociological account of five years Hochschild spent in southwestern Louisiana getting to know Tea Party members and developing the 'deep story' that explains why conservative politics feels emotionally compelling to people whose material interests seem to conflict with it. A National Book Award finalist published before the 2016 election, it became essential reading for understanding right-wing populism.