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The New Electoral Politics of Race
Matthew Streb
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Description for The New Electoral Politics of Race
Hardcover. This comprehensive study examines the disappearance of extreme prejudice and racial rhetoric in modern political campaigns in the southern states of the USA and the alternative ways that race continues to be an abiding issue in the electoral process. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPHF; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 540.
Historically, race has always been at the heart of American politics, and southern politics more specifically. Southern elections revolved almost entirely around racial issues during the 1950s and 1960s as debates raged over integration of schools, voting rights, and busing patterns. The election of George Wallace as governor of Alabama in 1962 underscored the electoral power of ruthless racial rhetoric, not only in Alabama, but throughout the South and the entire country. Almost 40 years later, segregation is no longer legal, tensions between blacks and whites have lessened, and the influx of large numbers of African Americans into the electorate ... Read more
Historically, race has always been at the heart of American politics, and southern politics more specifically. Southern elections revolved almost entirely around racial issues during the 1950s and 1960s as debates raged over integration of schools, voting rights, and busing patterns. The election of George Wallace as governor of Alabama in 1962 underscored the electoral power of ruthless racial rhetoric, not only in Alabama, but throughout the South and the entire country. Almost 40 years later, segregation is no longer legal, tensions between blacks and whites have lessened, and the influx of large numbers of African Americans into the electorate ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Alabama Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Alabama, United States
ISBN
9780817311490
SKU
V9780817311490
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About Matthew Streb
Matthew J. Streb is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Loyola Marymount University and is currently co-writing a book on nonpartisan elections.
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