Patchwork Nation

Patchwork Nation
Author :
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Total Pages : 489
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780472022915
ISBN-13 : 0472022911
Rating : 4/5 (15 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Patchwork Nation by : James G. Gimpel

Download or read book Patchwork Nation written by James G. Gimpel and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2009-10-27 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though local and regional politics are often ignored in political-behavior literature, analyses of these areas are fundamental to understanding the scope of political change in the regimes experiencing realignment and for which there are no survey data. With the unprecedented population movement and socioeconomic mobility of the twentieth century, political support has been reshuffled in many parts of the country. Yet at the dawn of the new century, these local and regional movements are rather poorly understood. Patchwork Nation examines the forces that account for pervasive political regionalism and the geographic shifts that continue to alter the nation's political landscape. The authors focus on twelve states in particular, identifying regional differences in support for candidates or political parties and find that the electoral foundations for political regionalism differ from state to state. Thus, regionalism within states is not easily reducible to one or two population characteristics that are common to all states. The authors demonstrate the importance of a political geographic approach to American political behavior and challenge the tendency in the scholarly literature to ignore the impact and significance of local contexts. James G. Gimpel is Professor of Government and Politics, University of Maryland, College Park. Jason E. Schuknecht is a Research Analyst at Westat, Inc. in Rockville, Maryland.


Patchwork Nation Related Books

Patchwork Nation
Language: en
Pages: 489
Authors: James G. Gimpel
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-10-27 - Publisher: University of Michigan Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Though local and regional politics are often ignored in political-behavior literature, analyses of these areas are fundamental to understanding the scope of pol
Our Patchwork Nation
Language: en
Pages: 294
Authors: Dante Chinni
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-10-04 - Publisher: Penguin

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A revolutionary new way to understand America's complex cultural and political landscape, with proof that local communities have a major impact on the nation's
Our Patchwork Nation
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Dante Chinni
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-10-04 - Publisher: National Geographic Books

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A provocative counterargument to the blue/red divide that illuminates our country's multidimensional political spectrum. In a climate of culture wars and econom
Patchwork Nation
Language: en
Pages: 498
Authors: James G. Gimpel
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-08-08 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

DIVA political geographic approach to understanding electoral variability among states in the U.S. federal system /div
American Republics: A Continental History of the United States, 1783-1850
Language: en
Pages: 544
Authors: Alan Taylor
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-05-18 - Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Winner of the 2022 New-York Historical Society Book Prize in American History A Washington Post and BookPage Best Nonfiction Book of the Year From a Pulitzer Pr