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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777653603321

Titolo

Writing Southern politics [[electronic resource] ] : contemporary interpretations and future directions / / edited by Robert P. Steed, Laurence W. Moreland

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lexington, Ky., : University Press of Kentucky, c2006

ISBN

0-8131-8978-0

0-8131-5776-5

0-8131-7143-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (332 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SteedRobert P

MorelandLaurence W

Disciplina

324.0975/09045

Soggetti

Political science - Southern States - History

Southern States Politics and government 1951-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Foreword / Jack Bass -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction : the literature of Southern politics / Robert P. Steed and Laurence W. Moreland -- Southern political party development since World War II / Charles Prysby -- Who wants to party? activists and changing Southern politics / John J.  McGlennon -- Unfinished business: writing the civil rights movement / Richard K. Scher -- Race and southern politics : the special case of congressional districting / Richard l. Engstrom -- Writing about women in Southern politics / Penny M. Miller and Lee R. Remington -- Reflections on scholarship in religion and Southern politics / Ted G. Jelen -- Population shifts change a region's politics: the old south morphs into the new / Susan A. Macmanus ; with the assistance of Brittany L. Penberthy and Thomas A. Watson -- Issues, ideology, and political opinions in the South / Patrick R. Cotter, Stephen D. Shaffer, and David A. Breaux -- Presidential elections and the South / Harold W. Stanley -- Congress and the South / Stanley P. Berard -- Southern governors and legislatures / Branwell DuBose Kapeluck, Robert P. Steed, and Laurence W. Moreland -- Conclusion: looking back and looking forward : a research agenda for Southern politics / John A.



Clark.

Sommario/riassunto

<P>In  <I>Writing Southern Politics</I>, leading scholars review the key research and writing on southern politics since World War II. This essential volume covers topical areas such as civil rights, public opinion, political behavior, party development, population movement, governors, legislatures, and women in politics.</P>