Realignment: The Theory That Changed the Way We Think about American Politics

by Theodore Rosenof

Realignment: The Theory that Changed the Way We Think About American Politics tells the dramatic story of how a new approach to American politics emerged in the afternmath of Harry Truman's stunning 1948 election upset victory. This approach--realignment theory--held that critical elections such as those of the Civil War era, the 1890's, and the 1930's shaped politics for decades to come.

Theodore Rosenof details how realignment theory...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 074253104X
• ISBN13: 9780742531048
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 248 Pages