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Prejudice and the Old Politics
Allan J. Lichtman
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Description for Prejudice and the Old Politics
Paperback. Combining statistical analysis with narrative history, this re-evaluation of the 1928 presidential election offers a portrait of the candidates and the campaign. The study is based on data from that election and other presidential elections from 1916 to 1940. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Combining statistical analysis with well-written narrative history, this re-evaluation of the 1928 presidential election gives a vivid portrait of the candidates and the campaign. Lichtman has based his study primarily on a statistical analysis of data from that election and the presidential elections from 1916 to 1940 for all the 2,058 counties outside the former Confederate South. Not relying exclusively on the results of his quantitative analysis, however, Lichtman has also made an exhaustive survey of previous scholarship and contemporary accounts of the 1928 election. He discusses and challenges previous interpretations, especially the ethnocultural and pluralist interpretations and the application ... Read more
Combining statistical analysis with well-written narrative history, this re-evaluation of the 1928 presidential election gives a vivid portrait of the candidates and the campaign. Lichtman has based his study primarily on a statistical analysis of data from that election and the presidential elections from 1916 to 1940 for all the 2,058 counties outside the former Confederate South. Not relying exclusively on the results of his quantitative analysis, however, Lichtman has also made an exhaustive survey of previous scholarship and contemporary accounts of the 1928 election. He discusses and challenges previous interpretations, especially the ethnocultural and pluralist interpretations and the application ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780739101261
SKU
V9780739101261
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99-15
About Allan J. Lichtman
Allan J. Lichtman is Professor of History and Chairman of the Department of History at American University.
Reviews for Prejudice and the Old Politics
Lichtman has written what will almost surely be the definitive book on the subject.
Commonweal Magazine
Challenges many well-established ideas and interpretations in a serious and convincing way. [This book] deserves careful reading and study.
Presidential Studies Quarterly
Lichtman provides a fresh approach and an exquisite blend of political theory, quantitative analysis, and historical interpretation that ... Read more
Commonweal Magazine
Challenges many well-established ideas and interpretations in a serious and convincing way. [This book] deserves careful reading and study.
Presidential Studies Quarterly
Lichtman provides a fresh approach and an exquisite blend of political theory, quantitative analysis, and historical interpretation that ... Read more