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Stand Up for Alabama: Governor George Wallace (Modern South)
Jeffrey Frederick
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Description for Stand Up for Alabama: Governor George Wallace (Modern South)
Hardcover. Provides analytical study of Wallace's political life that emphasizes his activities and their impact within the state of Alabama. This title examines the development of policy during the Wallace administrations and documents Wallace's relationship with his constituents in ways that go beyond racial politics. Series: The Modern South. Num Pages: 560 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; JP; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 971.
Frederick examines Wallace in the context of his state and its people. Where other studies have focused on George Wallace's career as a national figure, this work provides a detailed, comprehensive and analytical study of Wallace's political life that emphasizes his activities and their impact within the state of Alabama. Frederick examines the development of policy during the Wallace administrations and documents Wallace's relationship with his constituents in ways that go beyond racial politics. He also analyzes the connections between Wallace's career and Alabamians' understanding of their history, sense of morality, and class system. ""Stand up for Alabama"" was the ... Read more
Frederick examines Wallace in the context of his state and its people. Where other studies have focused on George Wallace's career as a national figure, this work provides a detailed, comprehensive and analytical study of Wallace's political life that emphasizes his activities and their impact within the state of Alabama. Frederick examines the development of policy during the Wallace administrations and documents Wallace's relationship with his constituents in ways that go beyond racial politics. He also analyzes the connections between Wallace's career and Alabamians' understanding of their history, sense of morality, and class system. ""Stand up for Alabama"" was the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Alabama Press
Condition
New
Series
The Modern South
Number of Pages
560
Place of Publication
Alabama, United States
ISBN
9780817315740
SKU
V9780817315740
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About Jeffrey Frederick
Jeff Frederick is Assistant Professor of History, University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
Reviews for Stand Up for Alabama: Governor George Wallace (Modern South)
I can't imagine that anyone will ever be able to go very far beyond what he (Frederick) has uncovered and described about the inner workings of the Wallace administration and their impact on the state of Alabama. In fact, I would go further. I don't think there is any account of a southern governor in the twentieth century that gives ... Read more