Georgia Democrats, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Shaping of the New South - Couverture souple

Boyd, Tim S.

 
9780813061474: Georgia Democrats, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Shaping of the New South
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0813061474 ISBN 13 : 9780813061474
Editeur : University Press of Florida, 2015

Synopsis

"Tim Boyd has significantly reassessed the nature of southern politics in post-World War II America in this magnificent work. This is a first-rate history of Georgia politics in the modern era."--Gregory Schneider, author of The Conservative Century

The precipitous fall of the Democratic Party in southern politics during the latter half of the twentieth century has sparked a rich scholarly debate. Many theories have been put forward to explain the sea change that swept Democrats out of office and replaced them with a new Republican order.

In this timely volume, Tim Boyd challenges one of the most prominent explanations for this shift: the "white backlash" theory. Taking the political experience in Georgia as a case study, he makes a compelling argument that New South politics formed out of the factional differences within the state Democratic Party and not simply as a result of white reactions to the civil rights movement.

Boyd deftly shows how Georgia Democrats forged a successful (if morally problematic) response to the civil rights movement, allowing them to remain in power until internal divisions eventually weakened the party. The result is a study that recognizes the myriad forces southern leaders faced as the Jim Crow South gave way to new political realities and greatly enhances our understanding of southern politics today.

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À propos de l?auteur

Tim S. R. Boyd is a history teacher at Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville, Tennessee. Previously, he taught American studies at Vanderbilt University

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Éditeur
University Press of Florida
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0813061474
ISBN 13 
9780813061474
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
318
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780813037653: Georgia Democrats, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Shaping of the New South

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ISBN 10 :  0813037654 ISBN 13 :  9780813037653
Editeur : University Press of Florida, 2011
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