The Great Alignment: Race, Party Transformation, and the Rise of Donald Trump

by Alan I. Abramowitz

Book Overview

Alan I. Abramowitz has emerged as a leading spokesman for the view that our current political divide is not confined to a small group of elites and activists but a key feature of the American social and cultural landscape. The polarization of the political and media elites, he argues, arose and persists because it accurately reflects the state of American society. Here, he goes further: the polarization is unique in modern U.S. history. Today's party...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300207131
• ISBN13: 9780300207132
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.5"