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Dangerously divided : how race and class shape winning and losing in American politics / Zoltan L. Hajnal.

Hajnal, Zoltan, 1968- [Verfasserin/Verfasser]

Cambridge ; New York, NY ; Port Melbourne, VIC : Cambridge University Press, 2020

1 Online-Ressource (xv, 357 Seiten) : Diagramme

Englisch

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Erscheint auch als: Dangerously divided / Hajnal, Zoltan (Druck-Ausgabe)

978-1-108-76503-9 (ebook)

978-1-108-71972-8 (ISBN der Printausgabe); 978-1-108-48700-9 (ISBN der Printausgabe)

OCoLC: 1143654875     

Elektronische Ressource: Zugang über Resolving-System (Lizenzangabe: Lizenzpflichtig)

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): 10.1017/9781108765039

LB 49610  | MG 70075  | MG 70010      Ähnliche Literatur

320.973/09051

Basisklassifikation: 89.42 (Staat und Bürger) ; 15.87 (USA) <Geschichte> ; 71.62 (Ethnische Beziehungen)

*USA ; Politik ; Ethnische Beziehungen ; Demographie      Zum Register

LOC-SH: African Americans -- Politics and government ; Demography -- Political aspects -- United States ; Race -- Political aspects -- United States ; United States -- Race relations -- Political aspects

African Americans ; Politics and government. ; Demography ; Political aspects ; United States. ; Race ; Political aspects ; United States. ; United States ; Race relations ; Political aspects. ; African Americans ; Politics and government ; Demography ; Political aspects ; United States ; Race ; Political aspects ; United States ; United States ; Race relations ; Political aspects

As America has become more racially diverse and economic inequality has increased, American politics has also become more clearly divided by race and less clearly divided by class. In this landmark book, Zoltan L. Hajnal draws on sweeping data to assess the political impact of the two most significant demographic trends of last fifty years. Examining federal and local elections over many decades, as well as policy, Hajnal shows that race more than class or any other demographic factor shapes not only how Americans vote but also who wins and who loses when the votes are counted and policies are enacted. America has become a racial democracy, with non-Whites and especially African Americans regularly on the losing side. A close look at trends over time shows that these divisions are worsening, yet also reveals that electing Democrats to office can make democracy more even and ultimately reduce inequality in well-being.