The Dynamic Dominion
Realignment and the Rise of Two-Party Competition in Virginia, 1945-1980
The Dynamic Dominion tells the dramatic story of Virginia's political transformation from the Second World War to the Reagan Revolution. The cradle of American democracy - and thus of the democratic movement that is sweeping the globe today - the venerable Old Dominion has emerged again in the second half of the 20th century as a dynamic political pace setter for the nation. In 1945, Virginia was a one-party, one-faction state under the aristocratic rule of conservative Democratic Senator Harry F. Byrd and his famed 'Byrd organization.' From his perch as the uncontested leader of the state that led the south, Virginia's Byrd became a regional…
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- ISBN: 978-0-7425-7753-4
- EAN: 9780742577534
- Produktnummer: 22961296
- Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
- Seitenangabe: 472 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 1'154 KB
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By Frank B. Atkinson
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