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Racial Realignment: The Transformation of American Liberalism, 1932-1965
Eric Schickler
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Paperback. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 360 pages, 34 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSL1; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Few transformations in American politics have been as important as the integration of African Americans into the Democratic Party and the Republican embrace of racial policy conservatism. The story of this partisan realignment on race is often told as one in which political elites--such as Lyndon Johnson and Barry Goldwater--set in motion a dramatic and sudden reshuffling of party positioning on racial issues during the 1960s. Racial Realignment instead argues that top party leaders were actually among the last to move, and that their choices were dictated by changes that had already occurred beneath them. Drawing upon rich data sources ... Read more
Few transformations in American politics have been as important as the integration of African Americans into the Democratic Party and the Republican embrace of racial policy conservatism. The story of this partisan realignment on race is often told as one in which political elites--such as Lyndon Johnson and Barry Goldwater--set in motion a dramatic and sudden reshuffling of party positioning on racial issues during the 1960s. Racial Realignment instead argues that top party leaders were actually among the last to move, and that their choices were dictated by changes that had already occurred beneath them. Drawing upon rich data sources ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives
Condition
New
Weight
546g
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691153889
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V9780691153889
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About Eric Schickler
Eric Schickler is the Jeffrey and Ashley McDermott Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. His books include Disjointed Pluralism and Filibuster (both Princeton).
Reviews for Racial Realignment: The Transformation of American Liberalism, 1932-1965
Racial Realignment is a genuinely illuminating book.
Rich Yeselson, Dissent
Rich Yeselson, Dissent