The Rural Voter: The Politics of Place and the Disuniting of America - Paperback

$63.00

The Rural Voter: The Politics of Place and the Disuniting of America - Paperback

Name: The Rural Voter: The Politics of Place and the Disuniting of America - Paperback
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SKU: 9780231218573
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by Nicholas F. Jacobs , Daniel M. Shea

$63.00

Book Overview

The widening gulf between rural and urban America is becoming the most serious political divide of our day. Support for Democrats, up and down the ballot, has plummeted throughout the countryside, and the entire governing system is threatened by one-party dominance. After Donald Trump's surprising victories throughout rural America, pundits and journalists went searching for answers, popping into roadside diners and opining from afar. Rural Americans are supposedly bigots, culturally backward, lazy, scared of the future, and radical. But is it that simple? Is the country splintering between two very different Americas--one rural, one urban?

This pathbreaking book pinpoints forces behind the rise of the "rural voter"--a new political identity that combines a deeply felt sense of place with an increasingly nationalized set of concerns. Combining a historical perspective with the largest-ever national survey of rural voters, Nicholas F. Jacobs and Daniel M. Shea uncover how this overwhelmingly crucial voting bloc emerged and how it has roiled American politics. They show how perceptions of economic and social change, racial anxieties, and a traditional way of life under assault have converged into a belief in rural uniqueness and separateness. Rural America believes it rises and falls together, and that the Democratic Party stands in the way.

An unparalleled exploration of rural partisanship, this book offers a timely warning that the chasm separating urban and rural Americans cannot be papered over with policies or rhetoric. Instead, The Rural Voter shows how this division is the latest chapter in the enduring conflict over American identity.

ISBN	9780231218573
Author	Nicholas F. Jacobs , Daniel M. Shea
Publisher	Columbia University Press
Genre	News & politics, History, Education, and Society & culture
Format	Paperback
Published	October 2024
Language	ENG- English
Pages	488
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print

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