The new dominion, the twentieth-century elections that shaped modern Virginia, edited by John G. Milliken and Mark J. Rozell
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The new dominion, the twentieth-century elections that shaped modern Virginia, edited by John G. Milliken and Mark J. Rozell
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
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government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
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maps
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The new dominion
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1356436530
Responsibility statement
edited by John G. Milliken and Mark J. Rozell
Sub title
the twentieth-century elections that shaped modern Virginia
Summary
""The New Dominion" analyzes the key Virginia elections that shaped the political Virginia of today. Whereas many observers tend to see the rising Blue Virginia to be the result of very recent and rapid demographic changes, the editors and contributors argue that the process of the political transformation of the Commonwealth has its roots in the twentieth centuries' critical elections. As each contributor analyzes significant twentieth-century political moments and elections, with essays building on one another and moving the story forward in chronological order, from the 1920s to today, the result is a detailed and comprehensive overview of the Commonwealth's political evolution over the past 100 years"--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
Introduction / John G. Milliken and Mark J. Rozell -- Prelude to revolution: The rise and fall of the Byrd organization, 1925-49 / Ronald Heinemann -- The emergence of the modern Democratic Party: Bill Spong and the election of 1966 / John G. Milliken -- Virginia's "Armageddon" and its legacy of partisan competition: The 1973 gubernatorial election / Frank B. Atkinson -- Chuck Robb's 1981 gubernatorial campaign and the Democratic realignment / Stephen J. Farnsworth, Stephen P. Hanna and Sally Burkley -- Breakthrough: The rise and 1989 gubernatorial election of L. Douglas Wilder / Julian Hayter -- The rise of a competitive Republican Party: George Allen and the election of 1993 / Warren Fiske and Robert Holsworth. -- Conclusion: The New Dominion in the twenty-first century / John J. Milliken and Wendy Chen
Target audience
adult
resource.variantTitle
20th century elections that shaped modern Virginia