Race, Class, and Social Welfare

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'In their incisive and illuminating book, Race, Class and Social Welfare, Erik Engstrom and Robert Huckfeldt have captured the extraordinary upheaval in American politics from the 1930s to the present. The two authors detail in clear prose and accessible data the complex interaction of race and class that had led to what they accurately describe as the 'upside-down populism' of Donald Trump. A book worth the price.' Thomas B. Edsall, The New York Times 'This is the touchstone study of the foundations of today's battle between the Democratic and Republican parties. It exposes, as no other study has, the rivalry below the surface of American politics between the forces of race and class to mold, simultaneously, the choices that voters make at the polls and the votes that their representatives cast in Congress.' Paul M. Sniderman, Fairleigh S. Dickinson, Jr. Professor in Public Policy, Stanford University 'Engstrom and Huckfeldt's Race, Class, and Social Welfare: American Populism since the New Deal is an outstanding contribution to unravelling the puzzle of changes in American politics in the last seventy-five years. Weaving together the myriad and complex ways in which race, class and social welfare have intersected during this period, the authors not only provide a compelling background to recent American politics but also demonstrate how the Trump phenomenon has deep roots in our politics.' Edward Carmines, Distinguished Professor, Warner O. Chapman Professor of Political Science, Rudy Professor, Indiana University-Bloomington 'This is an outstanding contribution to the great mystery at the center of American politics ... In all, this touchstone study provides a superb analysis of the current turmoil in American politics.' P. Kurzer, Choice