Description
Book SynopsisAn expansive and accessible primer on Alabama state politics, past and present, which provides an in-depth appreciation and understanding of the twenty-second state's distinctive political machinery.
Trade ReviewAlabama Politics in the Twenty-First Century is interesting and informative, and it brings an important topic up to date. Good examinations of state-level politics need to be done from time to time, and there is no comparable work on contemporary Alabama politics currently available." - Robert P. Steed, coeditor of
Writing Southern Politics: Contemporary Interpretations and Future Directions.
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Alabama Politics in the Twenty-First Century fills a glaring gap in the literature, as there has been no book (to my knowledge) on general and contemporary Alabama politics from a scholarly author since 1988." - Steven L. Taylor, coauthor of
A Different Democracy: American Government in a Thirty-One-Country PerspectiveTable of Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Portrait of Alabama
- 2. The Wallace Legacy
- 3. Social Values and Politics
- 4. Corruption in Alabama Politics
- 5. African Americans and Alabama Politics
- 6. The Alabama Constitution
- 7. Interest Groups
- 8. Political Parties
- 9. Campaigns
- 10. Elections
- 11. Legislative Politics
- 12. Gubernatorial Politics
- 13. The Courts as Political Institutions
- 14. The Politics of Taxing and Spending
- 15. Conclusion
- Notes
- Select Bibliography
- Index
