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Pursuit of Unity: A Political History of the American South

Pursuit of Unity: A Political History of the American South

Perman, Michael

Paperback

AnthropologyGeneral Political ScienceRegional: South

ISBN10: 0807872288
ISBN13: 9780807872284
Publisher: Univ Of North Carolina Pr
Published: Feb 1 2012
Pages: 408
Weight: 1.20
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.70 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

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.

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