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The Dynamics of Southern Politics
Causes and Consequences
August 2018 | 432 pages | CQ Press
“I cannot praise the author enough for rising to the challenge of providing students with an accessible trip through time to show the emergence of the one-party South and how the South evolved over time.”
—Keith Lee, Georgia College
Taking a hard look at the changing demographics in the American South, The Dynamics of Southern Politics discusses how this region remains exceptional while also addressing how that exceptionalism is eroding. Author Seth McKee tells a historically rich story going back to the end of the Civil War, tracks electoral changes to the present, and explores some of the most significant components contributing to partisan change. Supported by a host of detailed tables and figures, this book pairs a strong historical foundation with an in-depth analysis of the contemporary region.
—Keith Lee, Georgia College
Taking a hard look at the changing demographics in the American South, The Dynamics of Southern Politics discusses how this region remains exceptional while also addressing how that exceptionalism is eroding. Author Seth McKee tells a historically rich story going back to the end of the Civil War, tracks electoral changes to the present, and explores some of the most significant components contributing to partisan change. Supported by a host of detailed tables and figures, this book pairs a strong historical foundation with an in-depth analysis of the contemporary region.
Tables, Figures, and Boxes
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Chapter 1. The Long Arc of Southern Political History
Chapter 2. Before a “Solid South”
Chapter 3. Democratic Past
Chapter 4. Competitive Transition
Chapter 5. Republican Present
Chapter 6. Generational Change and GOP Growth
Chapter 7. Issues: Race, Economics, and Religion
Chapter 8. Sectional and Locational Differences
Chapter 9. The Changing Southern Electorate
Chapter 10. Republican Responses to Demographic Change
Chapter 11. The South in Comparative Perspective
Chapter 12. The Future of Southern Politics
References
Notes
Index
“A thorough and empirically-based (not exhausting!) discussion of the role of race in southern politics from the Civil War to the present.”
The Citadel
“I cannot praise the author enough for rising to the challenge of providing students with an accessible trip through time to show the emergence of the one-party South and how the South evolved over time.”
Georgia College
“A historically rich treatment of southern politics that successfully introduces students to the way social science is practiced today.”
Western Carolina University
“Thoughtful, meticulously researched, accessible to an undergraduate population.”
Belmont University
“The subfield of southern politics is sometimes criticized for focusing far too much on anecdotal evidence without having much of an empirical flavor. McKee remedies this.”
Belmont University
