Why Cities Lose: The Deep Roots of the Urban-Rural Political Divide

by Jonathan A. Rodden

Book Overview

A prizewinning political scientist traces the origins of urban-rural political conflict and shows how geography shapes elections in America and beyond

Why is it so much easier for the Democratic Party to win the national popular vote than to build and maintain a majority in Congress? Why can Democrats sweep statewide offices in places like Pennsylvania and Michigan yet fail to take control of the same states' legislatures? Many place...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541644271
• ISBN13: 9781541644274
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.5"