Dangerously Divided: How Race and Class Shape Winning and Losing in American Politics

ISBN-13: 9781108719728 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 370 str.

San Diego) Zoltan L. Hajnal (University of California

Opis

Dangerously Divided is for scholars, lay readers, journalists, and policy makers who are interested in American politics, race and ethnicity, class and inequality, US elections, representation, partisanship, and polarization. It is essential reading for understanding the underlying contours of contemporary American politics.

Recenzje

'The book convincingly demonstrates that race, far more than class, is key to predicting who wins and loses in American politics.' Daniel Laurison, Social Forces

Spis treści

Introduction; Part I. Fault Lines: 1. What divides us? Race, class, and political choice; Part II. The Consequences: 2. Who wins office?; 3. Which voters win elections?; 4. Who wins on policy?; Part III. Immigration's Rising Impact on American Democracy: 5. Immigration is reshaping Partisan politics; 6. The immigration backlash in the states; Part IV. Seeking Greater Equality: 7. Democratic Party control and equality in policy representation; 8. Democratic party control and minority well-being; 9. Where will we go from here?