Southern Politics State and Nation

V.O. Key

ISBN 10: 087049435X / ISBN 13: 9780870494352

Published by University of Tennessee Press, US, 1984

About this Item

More than thirty years after its original publication, V. O. Key's classic remains the most influential book on its subject. Its author, one of the nation's most astute observers, drew on more than five hundred interviews with Southerners to illuminate the political process in the South and in the nation.Key's book explains party alignments within states, internal factional competition, and the influence of the South upon Washington. It also probes the nature of the electorate, voting restrictions, and political operating procedures. This reprint of the original edition includes a new introduction by Alexander Heard and a profile of the author by William C. Havard.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Southern Politics State and Nation
• Publisher: University of Tennessee Press, US
• Publication Date: 1984
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 087049435X
• ISBN 13: 9780870494352
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 1030 grams

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Synopsis

V. O. Key's classic work on Southern politics. The author, one of the nation's most astute observers, drew on more than five hundred interviews with Southerners to illuminate the political process in the South and in the nation.
Southern Politics in State and Nation explains party alignments within states, internal factional competition, and the influence of the South upon Washington. It also probes the nature of the electorate, voting restrictions, and political operating procedures. This reprint of the original edition includes a new introduction by Alexander Heard and a profile of the author by William C. Havard. It remains one of the most influential books on the subject.
 

About the Author

V. O. Key (1908–1963) taught political science at the University of California, Los Angeles, and at Johns Hopkins, Yale, and Harvard universities. He was president of the American Political Science Association and author of numerous books, including American State Politics: An Introduction (1956); Public Opinion and American Democracy (1961); and The Responsible Electorate (1966).