The New Politics of the Old South

An Introduction to Southern Politics

Charles S. Bullock III, Mark Rozell

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Year: 2021
• eBook ISBN: 9781538154793
• Edition: 7
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Political Parties
• Index: Politics & International Relations

Now in its seventh edition, The New Politics of the Old South is the best and most comprehensive analysis and history of political behaviors and shifting demographics in America's southern states. Edited by leading scholars Charles S. Bullock III and Mark J. Rozell, this book has been updated through the 2020 elections to provide the most accurate and useful snapshot of the state of southern politics, and the ways in which they have developed over time. The southern electorate is a fascinating, dynamic body politic, and the study of its evolution is paramount to understanding the broader political developments occurring at a national level. While accessible to any interested reader, this edition illuminates the South's essential and growing role in the study, and the story, of American politics.

This new edition addresses the change in the organization of the states chapters from "Deep South" and "Rim South" to instead "growth states" and "stagnant states," and focuses on how the main divisions among the southern states now impacting their politics are economic and population growth.

Table of contents

• 1 Introduction: The South Realigns to the GOP Charles S. Bullock III
• 2 Growth versus Stagnation and a New Alignment Charles S. Bullock III
• 3 African Americans’ Role in Southern Politics Charles S. Bullock III and Mark J. Rozell
• Part I: The Growth States
• Part II: The Stagnant States
• About the Editors