"The scholars included in A Paler Shade of Red cover the 2008 presidential election with detailed, state-by-state analyses of how the presidential election, from the nomination struggle through the casting of votes in November, played out in the South. The book also includes examinations of important elections other than for president, and in addition to the single-state perspectives, there are three chapters that look at the region as a ..."
"Normal0falsefalsefalseMicrosoftInternetExplorer4There is widespread agreement that the South has changed dramatically since the end of World War II. Social, demographic, economic, and political changes have altered significantly the region long considered the nation s most distinctive. There is less agreement, however, about the extent to which the forces of nationalization have eroded the major elements of Southern distinctiveness. Alt ..."
"Normal0falsefalsefalseMicrosoftInternetExplorer4There is widespread agreement that the South has changed dramatically since the end of World War II. Social, demographic, economic, and political changes have altered significantly the region long considered the nation’s most distinctive. There is less agreement, however, about the extent to which the forces of nationalization have eroded the major elements of Southern distinctiveness. Alt ..."
"Much of the recent scholarship about American political parties has attempted to assess the condition of the party system. Are parties becoming increasingly obsolete? Have they forfeited the functions they traditionally performed? Or have they adopted a different role in the political system such that their achievements have gone unrecognized? In short, are American political parties in decline, resurgence, or what? Using information ga ..."
Writing Southern Politics(1st Edition) Contemporary Interpretations and Future Directions von RobertP. Steed, Laurence W. Moreland Hardcover, 328 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2006 von University Press Of Kentucky ISBN-13: 978-0-8131-2382-0, ISBN: 0-8131-2382-8
"These new essays map the ways political parties remain vital components in the American political system, especially in the eleven states in the South.As Tocqueville noted more than 100 years ago, "No countries need associations more . . . than those with a democratic social state." Although some contemporary observers see a decline in associations, especially in the political sphere, the contributors in this volume argue not only that ..."
"Individually, the essays in this volume identify and clarify the key writing and research in selected subfields of southern politics, including religion, race, women, and political parties."
"The 2008 Presidential Election in the South Branwell DuBose Kapeluck,
Laurence W. Moreland, Robert P. Steed. Acknowledgments This volume is the
seventh in a series of analysis of elections in ... Finally, we wish to thank
Lawrence J. Malley, the director of the University of Arkansas Press, and Sarah E.
White, the copy editor, for their support, patience, and guidance during the
publication process. Foreword Southern Politics and t ..."