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The American Political Landscape.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (359 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780674726055
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The American Political LandscapeDDC classification:
  • 324.0973
LOC classification:
  • JK1726
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. The Strategic Landscape: How to Find It, How to Read It, What It Reveals -- 2. Mapping the Political Landscape: The Nexus of Demographics and Preferences -- 3. Structure and Substance: Demographic Cleavages and the Roots of Political Values -- 4. Structure and Substance: Social Groups and the Incarnation of Political Values -- 5. Mapping the Political Landscape: Three Routes across Ideological Terrain -- 6. Political Values and Presidential Votes: A Benchmark Year -- 7. The Evolution of the Strategic Landscape: 1984-2008 -- 8. Social Groups and Electoral Evolution: 1984-2008 -- Conclusion. The Landscape of Modern American Politics: Ideological Evolution and Strategic Incentives -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: While pundits boil down elections to a choice between Democrat and Republican, The American Political Landscape explains how factors not usually considered hard data, such as attitudes and preferences, interact to produce the final tally of votes. This comprehensive analysis covers the past quarter-century of U.S. electoral politics.
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. The Strategic Landscape: How to Find It, How to Read It, What It Reveals -- 2. Mapping the Political Landscape: The Nexus of Demographics and Preferences -- 3. Structure and Substance: Demographic Cleavages and the Roots of Political Values -- 4. Structure and Substance: Social Groups and the Incarnation of Political Values -- 5. Mapping the Political Landscape: Three Routes across Ideological Terrain -- 6. Political Values and Presidential Votes: A Benchmark Year -- 7. The Evolution of the Strategic Landscape: 1984-2008 -- 8. Social Groups and Electoral Evolution: 1984-2008 -- Conclusion. The Landscape of Modern American Politics: Ideological Evolution and Strategic Incentives -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

While pundits boil down elections to a choice between Democrat and Republican, The American Political Landscape explains how factors not usually considered hard data, such as attitudes and preferences, interact to produce the final tally of votes. This comprehensive analysis covers the past quarter-century of U.S. electoral politics.

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