Polarized : : Making Sense of a Divided America / / James E. Campbell.

Many continue to believe that the United States is a nation of political moderates. In fact, it is a nation divided. It has been so for some time and has grown more so. This book provides a new and historically grounded perspective on the polarization of America, systematically documenting how and w...

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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2018]
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Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (336 p.) :; 9 b/w illus., 23 tables
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • FIGURES AND TABLES
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Part One. Preparing the Foundation
  • Chapter 1. Knowns and Unknowns
  • Chapter 2. History and Theories
  • Part Two. The Polarized Electorate
  • Chapter 3. Ideology and Polarization
  • Chapter 4. Issues and Polarization
  • Chapter 5. Circumstantial Evidence
  • Part Three. The Polarized Parties
  • Chapter 6. Why Are the Parties More Polarized?
  • Chapter 7. One- Sided Party Polarization?
  • Chapter 8. Why Are the Parties Polarized at All?
  • Chapter 9. Polarization and Democracy
  • Afterword
  • Appendix A. Five Ideological Series
  • Appendix B. Regression Analyses of Ideological Orientations
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index