American South
body politic
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civil rights
contemporary politics
Democratic Party
Dixie
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exceptionalism
federal government
Glenn Feldman
history
John David Smith
modern South
New Perspectives on the History of the South
Painting Dixie Red
partisan
political change
political history
political landscape
political literature
politics
regional distinctiveness
regional politics
regionalism
Republican Party
rise of the Republican Party
Solid South
Southern culture
Southern exceptionalism
transition
US Government
Product details
- ISBN 9780813060989
- Weight: 333g
- Dimensions: 152 x 228mm
- Publication Date: 16 Sep 2014
- Publisher: University Press of Florida
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Has the South, once the ""Solid South"" of the Democratic Party, truly become an unassailable Republican stronghold? If so, when, where, why, and how did this seismic change occur? Moreover, what are the implications for the U.S. body politic?
Painting Dixie Red is the first volume to grapple with these difficult yet critical questions. In this fascinating and timely collection, a distinguished group of scholars engages in an enlightening debate. Some make the case that the South has become Republican, and some contend that it has not. Some outline the region's exceptionalism, and some reject the idea of regional distinctiveness. Some point to white discontent over civil rights as the root of political changes, and some cite color-blind factors. All offer invaluable insights into U.S. politics during these ultra-partisan times.
Painting Dixie Red is the first volume to grapple with these difficult yet critical questions. In this fascinating and timely collection, a distinguished group of scholars engages in an enlightening debate. Some make the case that the South has become Republican, and some contend that it has not. Some outline the region's exceptionalism, and some reject the idea of regional distinctiveness. Some point to white discontent over civil rights as the root of political changes, and some cite color-blind factors. All offer invaluable insights into U.S. politics during these ultra-partisan times.
Glenn Feldman is professor in the Department of History at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA and author or editor of numerous books including The Disfranchisement Myth: Poor Whites and Suffrage Restriction in Alabama and Before Brown: Civil Rights and White Backlash in the Modern South.
