Republican South Democratization and Partisan Change

"This is an important, knowledge-enhancing, subject-enriching work on a topic of major significance in understanding American politics: recent decades of Republican growth in the South. It adds to our understanding of realignment and political change more broadly by its detailed consideration of the state of the parties. Issues, elites, and institutions--an appropriately broad but rare range of topics--figure prominently in the discussion. While many contend racial attitudes realigned southern whites from the Democrats to the Republicans, David Lublin emphasizes economic and social issues while recognizing the place of racial issues."--Harold W. Stanley, Geurin-Pettus Distinguished Chair in American Politics and Political Economy, Southern Methodist University, author ofVoter Mobilization and the Politics of Race"This book offers a broad examination of factors relating to the development of the Republican party in the South, includes new and valuable data sets, and reflects what is now expected of David Lublin-his distinctive mixture of good social science, normative consideration, and commonsensical understanding of politics."--John H. Aldrich, author ofWhy Parties? The Origins and Transformation of Political Parties in AmericaLublin, David is the author of 'Republican South Democratization and Partisan Change', published 2007 under ISBN 9780691130477 and ISBN 0691130477.