Why cities lose the deep roots of the urban-rural political divide /
"A ... political scientist traces the origins of urban-rural political conflict and shows how geography shapes elections in America and beyond. Why is it so much easier for the Democratic Party to win the national popular vote than to build and maintain a majority in Congress? Why can Democrats...
| Main Author: | Rodden, Jonathan, |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Basic Books,
2019.
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| Physical Description: |
vii, 313 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Geography and the dilemma of the left
- The long shadow of the industrial revolution
- From workers' parties to urban parties
- Urban form and voting
- What is wrong with the Pennsylvania Democrats?
- Political geography and the representation of Democrats
- Political geography and the battle for the soul of the left
- Proportional representation and the road not taken
- The end of the dilemma?