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The State of Disunion

Regional Sources of Modern American Partisanship
  • ISBN-13: 9780801888120
  • Publisher: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • By Nicole Mellow
  • Price: AUD $130.00
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  • Local release date: 14/07/2008
  • Format: Hardback 240 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Politics & government [JP]
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Why are some eras of American politics characterized by broad, bipartisan harmony and others by rancorous partisanship? In The State of Disunion, Nicole Mellow argues that these oscillations are a product of how the two major parties respond, or fail to respond, to the demands of regional constituents. While scholars have long believed that in the twentieth century the nation supplanted regions as the engine of American politics, Mellow uncovers a contrary dynamic. She shows the ways that the clashes and confluences of regional interests reconstruct the nation. By giving regions pride of place, The State of Disunion offers a compelling explanation of how America went from the consensus of the early post-World War II decades to a fractured, 'red versus blue' country at the close of the twentieth century. According to Mellow, regions remain a vital consideration in electoral battles because they fuse material and ideological expectations of voters. This wide-ranging analysis of congressional battles over trade, welfare, and abortion since the 1960s demonstrates how regional economic, racial, and cultural divisions have configured national party building and today's legislative conflicts and how these divisions will continue to shape American politics for years to come.The State of Disunion broadens social scientists' understanding of American politics by displaying the conceptual insights of political geography combined with the rich tapestry of political history. Mellow offers a new way to comprehend the meaning and significance of American partisanship for our time and for the future.

AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Recasting Region2. Regime Change: From the New Deal to the Republican Revolution3. Sun Belt Rising: Globalization and Regional Changes on Trade Policy4. Change Comes to the Cotton Belt: Race, Region, and the Politics of Welfare Policy5. The Political Resurrection of The Bible Belt: Religion, Modernization, and the Intensification of Abortion Politics6. A House Divided: The Geography of Parties and ConflictAppendix A: Research Method and Case SelectionAppendix B: Congressional Vote AnalysisNotesIndex

""Mellow's work offers important insights into the development of the American party system and will help us understand its future. We should keep her thesis in mind.""

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