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State of Disunion:

Regional Sources of Modern American Partisanship
  • ISBN-13: 9780801888168
  • Publisher: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • By Nicole Mellow
  • Price: AUD $73.99
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  • Local release date: 14/07/2008
  • Format: Paperback 240 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Politics & government [JP]
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The State of Disunion offers a compelling explanation of how America became a fractured, “red versus blue nation. Nicole Mellow's account of the ways that regional differences feed today's bitter partisanship leads to a simple but stark thesis: for office seekers, regional cultural and economic concerns are increasingly trumping political party affiliations. Her assessment represents a marked inversion of accepted theory and succinctly addresses the red state–blue state cleavages that have emerged in congressional and presidential elections over the last several decades. By thorough analysis of congressional battles over trade, welfare, and abortion, Mellow shows how regional economic, racial, and cultural divisions configure national party building and legislative conflicts. She argues that regions are a vital consideration in electoral politics precisely because they fuse the material and ideological expectations of voters. Using historical case studies and current policy debates, Mellow demonstrates how these divisions will continue to shape American politics for years to come. Featuring narratives from recent debates over abortion, social safety net programs, and international trade, and bolstered by detailed maps, tables, and graphs, The State of Disunion explains the distinctiveness of regions in American politics and provides an excellent point of entry for further scholarship on contemporary partisanship.

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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