E-Book, Englisch, Band Band 014, 644 Seiten
Adorf How the South was won and the nation lost
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-3-8470-0622-0
Verlag: V&R unipress
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 0 - No protection
The roots and repercussions of the Republican Party’s Southernization and Evangelicalization
E-Book, Englisch, Band Band 014, 644 Seiten
Reihe: Internationale Beziehungen. Theorie und Geschichte
ISBN: 978-3-8470-0622-0
Verlag: V&R unipress
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 0 - No protection
Dr Philipp Adorf is a research asssistant at Bonn University.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Konservativismus
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Politische Parteien
Weitere Infos & Material
1;Title Page;4
2;Copyright;5
3;Table of Contents;6
4;Body;10
5;List of illustrations;10
6;Acknowledgments;18
7;Introduction;20
8;Part I: The conquest of the South;42
9;I.1 “Sooner or later the trail of inquiry leads to the Negro.” – The centrality of race in Southern politics and its Republican realignment;44
9.1;I.1.1 The theory of racial resentment;53
9.2;I.1.2 Strangers in their own home – African-American Democratic dominance and its white backlash;65
9.3;I.1.3 At the confluence of racial resentment and the white backlash – The GOP's Southern Strategy;82
9.4;I.1.4 The art of coded appeals, the spillover of race, and their effects on the GOP;95
9.5;I.1.5 The continued ubiquity of race in the South;110
10;I.2 The integral role of Christian conservatism in the Southern realignment;118
10.1;I.2.1 America's preacher and its culture warriors – The intricate ties between the South and the Christian Right;121
10.2;I.2.2 The alliance between the Christian Right and the GOP;131
11;I.3 Reagan – The final push for realignment;146
11.1;I.3.1 Reagan and the Christian Right;148
11.2;I.3.2 Reagan and race;160
11.3;I.3.3 The legitimate heir to Wallace – Reagan's lasting impact on the Republican Party;171
12;Part II: The southernized and evangelized Republican Party and its future prospects;180
13;II.1 The Southernization of the Republican Party across all levels;182
13.1;II.1.1 Growth in Southern representation within the congressional Republican Party;183
13.2;II.1.2 The rift between Southern and non-Southern Republicans in the U.S. House;197
13.3;II.1.3 Southern partisan trends in presidential elections;221
13.4;II.1.4 Southernization of the GOP – Polarization of the nation;244
13.5;II.1.5 Conclusion: The continued exceptionalism of Southern whites and its impact on the GOP;263
14;II.2 The Evangelicalization of the Republican Party across all levels;272
14.1;II.2.1 White evangelical Protestants as the backbone of the contemporary Republican electorate;277
14.2;II.2.2 The Christian Right's power within Republican state parties;287
14.3;II.2.3 The Republican culture of non-compromise and its evangelical roots;299
14.4;II.2.4 The economic conservatism of white evangelical Protestants and its role as an impediment for future Republican majorities;317
14.5;II.2.5 The Gap between white Evangelicals, their Southern homeland and the rest of the nation on gay rights;330
14.6;II.2.6 Conclusion: The lasting impact of the Republican Party's Evangelicalization;342
15;II.3 Wallace won after all – The Tea Party;350
15.1;II.3.1 Tea Party conservatism;361
15.1.1;II.3.1.1 Racial conservatism;381
15.1.2;II.3.1.2 Social and religious conservatism;402
15.2;II.3.2 Activism;417
15.3;II.3.3 Views on compromise;424
15.4;II.3.4 Asset or burden?;431
16;II.4 The Changing Face of America and what it means for the GOP;438
16.1;II.4.1 Changing demographics and the emerging majority-minority nation;442
16.2;II.4.2 Hispanics – Republicans who just don't know it yet?;449
16.3;II.4.3 Trends within the Hispanic community that could favor the GOP;468
16.4;II.4.4 Virginia, Colorado, Nevada – Who will be next to turn blue?;481
16.5;II.4.5 Today's young voters – Dark blue but fading?;495
16.6;II.4.6 The secularization of America;512
16.7;II.4.7 Additional changes in the electorate – The shrinking Republican base;519
16.8;II.4.8 The graying of America;525
16.9;II.4.9 General conclusion regarding demographic trends;534
17;II.5 Conclusion: Has the nation been lost by winning the South?;542
18;Bibliography;566
19;Index;640




