The two majorities and the puzzle of modern American politics

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shafer Byron E.
Published: University Press of Kansas,
Publisher Address: Lawrence, Kan.
Publication Dates: c2003.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: xiv, 356 p.: ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0700612351 (cloth : alk. paper)
070061236X (pbk. : alk. paper)
Index Number: D771
CLC: D771.264
Call Number: D771.264/S525
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-342) and index.
Part 1. In our time -- Economic development, issue evolution, and divided government, 1955-2000 -- The search for a new center -- Are there any new Democrats? : and by the way, was there a Republican revolution? -- We are all Southern Democrats now -- The changing structure of American politics -- Part 2. Our time in perspective -- The circulation of elites, 1946-1996 -- Reform in the American experience -- From social welfare to cultural values in Anglo-America -- Issue evolution, institutional structure, and public preferences in the G-7 -- What is the American way? : four themes in search of their next incarnation.