Politics and Society in the South

by Merle Black and Earl Black

Book Overview

This wide-ranging examination of the "newest" South is a leading candidate to replace the classic work by V. O. Key, now two generations old. Politics and Society in the South is a systematic interpretation of the most important national and state tendencies in southern politics since 1920. The authors begin by describing the salient features of the old southern politics, against which they then depict the emergence of the new South: the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674689593
• ISBN13: 9780674689596
• Release Date: March 1989
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Politics a reflection on history, culture, and Society

This is a must for any student of the South and its politics. It describes the South's conservative tendencies that derive from the traditional and individualistic political cultures. This helps explain why Republicans now have a slight advantage over a region once dominated by Democrats. Wonderfully written by experts on Southern politics