Class and Party in American Politics (Transforming American Politics)
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: April 1, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9780813397566
Subjects: American history: postwar, from c 1945 -; Political parties; Social research & statistics; Politics / Current Events; Political Science; United States; Politics/International Relations; USA; Politics and government; Government - U.S. Government; Political Process - Political Parties; Political Science / Political Parties; Political Science-Government - U.S. Government; 1945-1989; Social classes
First sentence: We live in a capitalistic society.
Description: "This single volume work examines whether class political divisions have increased or decreased over time in America. Most studies have concluded that class differences have declined, and that Democrats have alienated their electoral base - the working class. However, counter to these scholarly and pundit mainstream beliefs, in Class and Party in American Politics Jeffrey M.

Stonecash shows that the less affluent now give higher levels of support to the Democrats (and lower levels to the Republicans) than in the 1950s and 1960s."--BOOK JACKET.