Pursuit of unity : a political history of the American South

Pursuit of unity : a political history of the American South / Michael Perman.

Author/creator	Perman, Michael
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2009.
Description	xiv, 390 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Subject(s)	Political culture--Southern States --History --19th century. Political culture--Southern States --History --20th century. Political parties--Southern States --History --19th century. Political parties--Southern States --History --20th century. Southern States--Politics and government --19th century. Southern States--Politics and government --20th century.

Contents	A one-party south : Republican ascendancy -- A two-party south : Whigs and Democrats -- A one-party south again : Democratic ascendancy -- Politics without parties : the Confederacy -- Party politics under assault : reconstruction -- Achieving democratic hegemony : the 1880s -- Eliminating the opposition : the 1890s -- Democrats and demagogues in the solid south -- Reform and reaction in the solid south -- The New Deal challenge to the solid south -- The liberal challenge in the 1940s -- The solid south under attack : white defiance -- The solid south under attack : black gains -- Old responses and new directions, 1965-1980 -- The emergence of a two-party south since 1980.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [369]-377) and index.
LCCN	2009018545
ISBN	9780807833247 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	080783324X (cloth : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	F213 .P47 2009	✔ Available	Place Hold