Emerging Republican Majority - Updated Edition

"One of the most important and controversial books in modern American politics, The Emerging Republican Majority (1969) explained how Richard Nixon won the White House in 1968--and why the Republicans would go on to dominate presidential politics for thenext quarter century. Rightly or wrongly, the book has widely been seen as a blueprint for how Republicans, using the so-called Southern Strategy, could build a durable winning coalition in presidential elections. Certainly, Nixon's election marked the end of a "New Deal Democratic hegemony" and the beginning of a conservative realignment encompassing historically Democratic voters from the South and the Florida-to-California "Sun Belt," in the book's enduring coinage. In accounting for that shift, KevinPhillips showed how two decades and more of social and political changes had created enormous opportunities for a resurgent conservative Republican Party. For this new edition, Phillips has written a preface describing his view of the book, its reception, and how its analysis was borne out in subsequent elections.A work whose legacy and influence are still fiercely debated, The Emerging Republican Majority is essential reading for anyone interested in American politics or history. "--

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Kevin Phillips
With a new preface by the author and a new introduction by Sean Wilentz

Summary

One of the most important and controversial books in modern American politics, The Emerging Republican Majority (1969) explained how Richard Nixon won the White House in 1968--and why the Republicans would go on to dominate presidential politics for the next quarter century. Rightly or wrongly, the book has widely been seen as a blueprint for how R

Product details

• Authors: Kevin P Phillips, Kevin P. Phillips, Kevin P./ Phillips Phillips, Phillips Kevin P.
• Assisted by: Sean Wilentz (Editor), Kevin P. Phillips (Foreword), Phillips Kevin P. (Foreword), Sean Wilentz (Introduction)
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.11.2014
• EAN: 9780691163246
• ISBN: 978-0-691-16324-6
• No. of pages: 600
• Series: The James Madison Library in American Politics; James Madison Library in Ameri; The James Madison Library in American Politics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, c 1960 to c 1970, United States of America, USA, c 1960 to c 1969, Conservatism & right-of-centre democratic ideologies, Right-of-centre democratic ideologies