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Record Nr.

UNINA9910155003203321

Autore

Scher Richard K.

Titolo

Politics in the new South : republicanism, race and leadership in the twentieth century / / Richard K. Scher

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2015

ISBN

1-56324-848-4

1-315-28493-6

1-315-28491-X

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (433 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

320.975

Soggetti

Southern States Politics and government 1865-1950

Southern States Politics and government 1951-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 1997 by M.E. Sharpe.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The traditional South -- part 2. Toward the two-party South : the rise of Southern republicanism -- part 3. Civil rights and black political participation in the South -- part 4. Political leadership : Southern governors -- part 5. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This edition brings the story of 20th-century Southern politics up to the present day and the virtual triumph of Southern Republicanism. It considers the changes in party politics, leadership, civil rights and black participation in Southern politics.