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- Pursuit of Unity: A Political History of the American South
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: The University of North Carolina Press
summary
In Pursuit of Unity, Michael Perman presents a comprehensive analysis of the South's political history. In the 1800s, the region endured almost continuous political crisis--nullification, secession, Reconstruction, the Populist revolt, and disfranchisement. For most of the twentieth century, the region was dominated by a one-party system, the "Solid South," that ensured both political unity internally and political influence in Washington. But in both centuries, the South suffered from the noncompetitive, one-party politics that differentiated it from the rest of the country. Since the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965, Perman argues, the South's political distinctiveness has come to an end, as has its pursuit of unity.
Table of Contents
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- Illustrations and Maps
- pp. xi-xii
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xiii-xiv
- Introduction
- pp. 1-8
- PART I. ONE-PARTY DOMINANCE, 1800–1861
- PART II. NO-PARTY POLITICS, 1861–1865
- PART III. ONE-PARTY HEGEMONY, 1865–1901
- 6 Achieving Democratic Hegemony: THE 1880s
- pp. 142-156
- 7 Eliminating the Opposition: THE 1890s
- pp. 157-182
- PART IV. ONE-PARTY SYSTEM, 1901–1965
- 9 Reform and Reaction in the Solid South
- pp. 204-224
- 10 The New Deal Challenge to the Solid South
- pp. 225-247
- 11 The Liberal Challenge in the 1940s
- pp. 248-262
- 13 The Solid South under Attack: BLACK GAINS
- pp. 288-304
- PART V. FROM ONE PARTY TO TWO, 1965–1994
- Conclusion
- pp. 352-358
- Bibliography
- pp. 369-378
Additional Information
ISBN
9781469604510
Related ISBN(s)
9780807833247, 9780807872284, 9780807899250
MARC Record
OCLC
966762268
Pages
408
Launched on MUSE
2017-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No