{"product_id":"alabama-politics-in-the-twentyfirst-century-9780817360276","title":"Alabama Politics in the TwentyFirst Century","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlabama Politics in the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eWriting Southern Politics: Contemporary Interpretations and Future Directions\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAlabama Politics in the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eA Different Democracy: American Government in a Thirty-One-Country Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustrations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Portrait of Alabama\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. The Wallace Legacy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Social Values and Politics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. Corruption in Alabama Politics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. African Americans and Alabama Politics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. The Alabama Constitution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Interest Groups\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. Political Parties\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. Campaigns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. Elections\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11. Legislative Politics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12. Gubernatorial Politics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13. The Courts as Political Institutions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14. The Politics of Taxing and Spending\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15. Conclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelect Bibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The University of Alabama Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577654645079,"sku":"9780817360276","price":23.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780817360276.jpg?v=1746096070","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/alabama-politics-in-the-twentyfirst-century-9780817360276","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}