The Making of the New Deal Democrats: Voting Behavior and Realignment in Boston, 1920-1940

by Gerald H. Gamm

Book Overview

"Why is The Making of New Deal Democrats so significant? One of the major controversies in the study of American elections has to do with the nature of electoral realignments. One school argues that a realignment involves a major shift of voters from one party to another, while another school argues that the process consists largely of mobilization of previously inactive voters. The debate is crucial for understanding the nature of the New...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226280616
• ISBN13: 9780226280615
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 285 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"