The Rural Voter
Columbia University Press (Verlag)
978-0-231-21158-1 (ISBN)
This pathbreaking book pinpoints forces behind the rise of the “rural voter”—a new political identity that combines a deeply felt sense of place with an increasingly nationalized set of concerns. Combining a historical perspective with the largest-ever national survey of rural voters, Nicholas F. Jacobs and Daniel M. Shea uncover how this overwhelmingly crucial voting bloc emerged and how it has roiled American politics. They show how perceptions of economic and social change, racial anxieties, and a traditional way of life under assault have converged into a belief in rural uniqueness and separateness. Rural America believes it rises and falls together, and that the Democratic Party stands in the way.
An unparalleled exploration of rural partisanship, this book offers a timely warning that the chasm separating urban and rural Americans cannot be papered over with policies or rhetoric. Instead, The Rural Voter shows how this division is the latest chapter in the enduring conflict over American identity.
Nicholas F. Jacobs is assistant professor of government at Colby College. He is a coauthor of What Happened to the Vital Center? Presidentialism, Populist Revolt, and the Fracturing of America (2022). Daniel M. Shea is professor of government at Colby College. His books include Why Vote? Essential Questions About the Future of Elections in America (2019).
Preface
Introduction: Two Americas
1. Who and What Is Rural America?
2. The Deep Roots of the Rural-Urban Divide (1776–1980)
3. Manufacturing the Myth of “Real America” (1980–Present)
4. Listening to Rural Americans
5. Down and Out in Rural America?
6. A Wasteland of Alienation?
7. Clinging to Their Guns and Religion?
8. Irredeemably Racist?
9. Radicalized by Fox?
10. Pulling It All Together: Finding the Rural Voter
11. Bridges Across the Rural-Urban Divide
Notes
Index
Erscheinungsdatum | 17.11.2023 |
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Verlagsort | New York |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
ISBN-10 | 0-231-21158-9 / 0231211589 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-231-21158-1 / 9780231211581 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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