Screen LibraryThe South and the transformation of U.S. politics /
By the onset of the twenty-first century the Republican Party had come to dominate politics in the once-solid Democratic Southern United States. As it was when V.O. Key wrote his classic study of the region, southern politics continues to be heavily influenced by race, as shown in the strong regiona...
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | [2019] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
By the onset of the twenty-first century the Republican Party had come to dominate politics in the once-solid Democratic Southern United States. As it was when V.O. Key wrote his classic study of the region, southern politics continues to be heavily influenced by race, as shown in the strong regional support for Donald Trump in 2016. Nonetheless, demographic trends, particularly an influx of Latino and Asian immigrants, portend major shifts. In fact, the populations of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia have grown more rapidly than the population of the nation as a whole o |
| Carrier Form: | viii, 196 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [167]-181) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780190065911 0190065915 9780190065928 0190065923 |
| Index Number: | F216 |
| CLC: | D771.232 |
| Call Number: | D771.232/B938 |
| Contents: | Preface -- How the South has changed and its impact on national politics -- The changing demographics of the South and its impact on national politics -- The changing partisanship of the South and its impact on national politics -- The changing politics of race in the South and its impact on national politics -- The rise of the Christian right in the South and its impact on national politics -- New York Sybarite conquers the South: Trump, race, and the southernization of American politics -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index. |