Southern Politics State & Nation
Introduction Alexander Heard
Published on 19. October 1984
Book
Paperback/Softback
752 pages
978-0-87049-435-2 (ISBN)
Description
More than thirty years after its original publication, V. O. Key's classic remains the most influential book on its subject. Its author, one of the nation's most astute observers, drew on more than five hundred interviews with Southerners to illuminate the political process in the South and in the nation.
Key's book explains party alignments within states, internal factional competition, and the influence of the South upon Washington. It also probes the nature of the electorate, voting restrictions, and political operating procedures. This reprint of the original edition includes a new introduction by Alexander Heard and a profile of the author by William C. Havard.
Key's book explains party alignments within states, internal factional competition, and the influence of the South upon Washington. It also probes the nature of the electorate, voting restrictions, and political operating procedures. This reprint of the original edition includes a new introduction by Alexander Heard and a profile of the author by William C. Havard.
Reviews / Votes
A monumental accomplishment in the field of political investigation." ?Hodding Carter, New York Times"The raw truth of southern political behavior." ?C. Vann Woodward, Yale Review
"[This book] should be on the 'must' list of any student of American politics." ?Ralph J. Bunche
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 159 mm
Thickness: 45 mm
Weight
1027 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-87049-435-2 (9780870494352)
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Persons
V.O. Key (1908-1963) taught political science at the University of California, Los Angeles, and at Johns Hopkins, Yale, and Harvard universities. He was president of the American Political Science Association and author of numerous books, including American State Politics: An Introduction (1956); Public Opinion and American Democracy (1961); and The Responsible Electorate (1966).