In The Southern Political Tradition, the distinguished southern historian, Michael Perman, explores the region's distinctive political practices and behaviors, primarily resulting from the South's perception of itself as a minority under attack from the 1820s to the 1960s. Drawing on his extensive research and understanding of southern politics, Perman singles out three features of the area's political history. He calls the first element "The One-Party Paradigm," a political system characterized by one-party dominance rather than competition between two or more. The second feature, "The Fronti
COVER; CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1. The One-Party Paradigm; 2. The Frontier and Filibuster Defense: Origins and Development; 3. The Frontier and Filibuster Defense: Final Phase; 4. The Over-Representation Mechanism; 5. The Dismantling of the Southern Political Tradition; NOTES; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
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