LEADER 03920nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910821618903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-48486-9 010 $a9786612484865 010 $a1-60473-357-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000816863 035 $a(EBL)515550 035 $a(OCoLC)472457536 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000340455 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11266907 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000340455 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10388245 035 $a(PQKB)11666144 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC515550 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL515550 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10340779 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL248470 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000816863 100 $a20090312d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMississippi politics $ethe struggle for power, 1976-2008 /$fJere Nash and Andy Taggart ; Foreword by John Grisham 205 $a2nd ed. 210 $aJackson $cUniversity Press of Mississippi$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (448 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-60473-266-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1. History of Mississippi Democrats, 1948-1975; CHAPTER 2. History of Mississippi Republicans, 1955-1975; CHAPTER 3. The Beginning of the End, 1976; CHAPTER 4. The Campaign to Succeed Jim Eastland, 1977-1978; CHAPTER 5. Democrats Win One and Republicans Lose One, 1979; CHAPTER 6. The Origins of Reapportionment, 1890-1979; CHAPTER 7. Ronald Reagan and Jon Hinson, 1980-1981; CHAPTER 8. Education Transforms the Legislature, 1982 327 $aCHAPTER 9. The Allain/Bramlett Campaign and William Winter's Legacy, 1983CHAPTER 10. The Erosion of Legislative Power, 1984; CHAPTER 11. The Rise of Mike Espy, 1985-1986; CHAPTER 12. Highways, Buddie Newman, and Ray Mabus, 1987; CHAPTER 13. The Campaign to Succeed John Stennis, 1988; CHAPTER 14. Liquor and Gambling in Mississippi, 1989-1990; CHAPTER 15. Republicans Gain the Governor's Mansion, 1991; CHAPTER 16. The Politics of Reapportionment, 1992-1993; CHAPTER 17. The GOP Consolidates Power, 1994-1996; CHAPTER 18. Tobacco, 1997-1998; CHAPTER 19. The Legacy of Kirk Fordice, 1999 327 $aCHAPTER 20. The State Flag and Congressional Reapportionment, 2000-2001CHAPTER 21. The Consequences of Tort Reform, 2002; CHAPTER 22. The Haley Barbour Years, 2003-2006; CHAPTER 23. Mississippi Politics Explodes-Again, 2007-2008; CONCLUSION; SOURCES AND NOTES; INDEX 330 $aOriginally published in 2006, Mississippi Politics quickly became the definitive work on the state?s recent political history, campaigns, legislative battles, and litigation, as well as how Mississippi shaped and was shaped by national and regional trends. A central theme of the 2006 edition was the state's gradual transition from a Democratic surety to a Republican stronghold. For this updated edition, authors Jere Nash and Andy Taggart examine the aftermath of the 2007 gubernatorial and 2008 presidential elections--and all the fireworks in between. This new edition adds a chapter covering th 606 $aPolitical parties$zMississippi$xHistory 606 $aPower (Social sciences)$zMississippi$xHistory 606 $aPoliticians$zMississippi$vInterviews 607 $aMississippi$xPolitics and government$y1951- 615 0$aPolitical parties$xHistory. 615 0$aPower (Social sciences)$xHistory. 615 0$aPoliticians 676 $a976.2/063 700 $aNash$b Jere$01613772 701 $aTaggart$b Andy$01613773 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910821618903321 996 $aMississippi politics$93943236 997 $aUNINA