Deep Roots: How Slavery Still Shapes Southern Politics
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Deep Roots: How Slavery Still Shapes Southern Politics
By (Author) Avidit Acharya
By (author) Matthew Blackwell
By (author) Maya Sen
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
19th May 2020
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
306.3620975
Physical Properties
Paperback
296
Width 156mm, Height 235mm
Description
The lasting effects of slavery on contemporary political attitudes in the American South Despite dramatic social transformations in the United States during the last 150 years, the South has remained staunchly conservative. Southerners are more likely to support Republican candidates, gun rights, and the death penalty, and southern whites harbor
Reviews
"Winner of the William H. Riker Book Award, Political Economy Section of the American Political Science Association"
"Best Book of the Year by one of Politico's Top 50 Thinkers (Sean McElwee)"
Author Bio
Avidit Acharya is associate professor of political science at Stanford University. Matthew Blackwell is associate professor of government at Harvard University. Maya Sen is professor of public policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
