ABSTRACT

This edition of Politics in the New South takes the remarkable story of the transformation of southern politics in the twentieth century up through the virtual triumph of southern Republicanism in the mid-1990s. The book explores not only the fundamental changes that have occurred - in party politics, political leadership, voting rights and black participation - but also the strong continuities in the political culture of the South despite a reversal of party allegiances. There is no richer or more readable introduction to the politics of the South - a region that shows us important aspects of both our past and our future.

part |58 pages

The Traditional South

part |83 pages

Toward the Two-Party South: The Rise of Southern Republicanism

part |105 pages

Civil Rights and Black Political Participation in the South

part |66 pages

Political Leadership: Southern Governors

part |28 pages

Conclusion

chapter |26 pages

The New South