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1 online resource (xvi, 196 pages) : illustrations |
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monochrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-188) and index. |
| Summary |
"Alan I. Abramowitz has emerged as a leading spokesman for the view that our current political divide is not confined to a small group of elites and activists but a key feature of the American social and cultural landscape. The polarization of the political and media elites, he argues, arose and persists because it accurately reflects the state of American society. Here, he goes further: the polarization is unique in modern U.S. history. Today's party divide reflects an unprecedented alignment of many different divides: racial and ethnic, religious, ideological, and geographic. Abramowitz shows how the partisan alignment arose out of the breakup of the old New Deal coalition; introduces the most important difference between our current era and past eras, the rise of 'negative partisanship'; explains how this phenomenon paved the way for the Trump presidency; and examines why our polarization could even grow deeper. This statistically based analysis shows that racial anxiety is by far a better predictor of support for Donald Trump than any other factor, including economic discontent."--Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
A new age of partisanship -- The decline of the New Deal coalition, 1952-1988 -- From dealignment to alignment -- The changing political geography of the United States -- The new American electorate -- White racial resentment and the rise of Donald Trump -- Negative partisanship and the triumph of Trump. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Trump, Donald, 1946-
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Trump, Donald, 1946- |
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Political culture -- United States.
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Political culture. |
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United States. |
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Polarization (Social sciences) -- United States.
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Polarization (Social sciences) |
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Identity politics -- United States.
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Identity politics. |
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Political parties -- United States.
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Political parties. |
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Divided government -- United States.
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Divided government. |
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United States -- Race relations.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
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| Chronological Term |
21st century |
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United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
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Race relations. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Elections. |
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Politics and government. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General. |
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Social conditions. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- American Government -- General. |
| Chronological Term |
2000-2099 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Abramowitz, Alan. Great alignment. New Haven : Yale University Press, [2018] 9780300207132 (DLC) 2017961074 (OCoLC)1005119574 |
| ISBN |
9780300235128 (electronic book) |
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0300235127 (electronic book) |
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9780300207132 (hc ; alkaline paper) |
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0300207131 (hc ; alkaline paper) |
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9780300245738 (Paperback Edition) |
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