The New Politics of North Carolina

by H. Gibbs Knotts

Book Overview

Political scientist V. O. Key in 1949 described North Carolina as a "progressive plutocracy." He argued that in the areas of industrial development, public education, and race relations, North Carolina appeared progressive when compared to other southern states. Reconsidering Key's evaluation nearly sixty years later, contributors to this volume find North Carolina losing ground as a progressive leader in the South. The "new politics" of the state...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807858765
• ISBN13: 9780807858769
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.2"