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“james gimpel”

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  • Our Patchwork Nation

    The Surprising Truth About the "Real" America

    by Dante Chinni, James Gimpel Ph.D. ...
    A revolutionary new way to understand America's complex cultural and political landscape, with proof that local communities have a major impact on the nation's behavior-in the voting booth and beyond.In a climate of culture wars and tremendous economic uncertainty, the media have often reduced America to a simplistic schism between red states and blue states. In response to that oversimplification ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

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    Our Patchwork Nation

    The Surprising Truth about the "Real" America

    by Dante Chinni, James Gimpel ...
    Narrated by Peter Berkrot ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 39 min

    In a climate of culture wars and tremendous economic uncertainty, America is often reduced to a simplistic schism between red states and blue states. In response to that oversimplification, journalist Dante Chinni teamed up with political geographer James Gimpel to launch the Patchwork Nation project, using on-the-ground reporting and statistical analysis to get past generalizations and probe ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • The Changing Politics of Gun Control

    by John M. Bruce, Graham Barron, Elizabeth Adell Cook, Keith R. Eakins, Ted G. Jelen, James G. Gimpel, Marcia L. Godwin, David R. Harding Jr., Lael R. Keiser, Diana Lambert0, Wendy L. Martinek1, Samuel C. Patterson2, Kenneth J. Meier3, Karen O'Connor4, Mark J. Rozell5, Ronald G. Shaiko6, Jean Reith Schroedel7, William Swinford8, Marc A. Wallace9, Harry L. Wilson0, Robin M. Wolpert1 ...
    In recent years, political discourse about gun control and the Second Amendment has become increasingly volatile and this collection of original essays by top scholars illuminates the various reasons why. Gun lobbies such as the National Rifle Association are more organized and aggressive and their issue agenda has evolved as new and more powerful weapons and militia appear. On the other side of ... Read more

    $44.59 USD

  • Separate Destinations

    Migration, Immigration, and the Politics of Places

    by James G. Gimpel ...
    Natives who change residence do not settle in the same places as immigrants. Separate Destinations argues that these distinct mobility patterns, coupled with record levels of immigration from impoverished third world nations, are balkanizing the American electorate. James G. Gimpel examines the consequences of different patterns of movement and settlement on the politics of the communities in ... Read more

    $57.59 USD

  • Patchwork Nation

    Sectionalism and Political Change in American Politics

    by Jason E. Schuknecht, James G. Gimpel ...
    Though local and regional politics are often ignored in political-behavior literature, analyses of these areas are fundamental to understanding the scope of political change in the regimes experiencing realignment and for which there are no survey data. With the unprecedented population movement and socioeconomic mobility of the twentieth century, political support has been reshuffled in many ... Read more

    $26.69 USD

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    Why Americans Vote the Way They Do

    by Andrew Gelman ...
    "Full of interesting arguments and insights that will turn many deep-seated beliefs about American politics on their head." —Stefan Fergus, Civilian ReaderOn the night of the 2000 presidential election, Americans watched on television as polling results divided the nation's map into red and blue states. Since then the color divide has become symbolic of a culture war that thrives on stereotype ... Read more

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  • The Lost Majority

    Why the Future of Government Is Up for Grabs—and Who Will Take It

    by Sean Trende ...
    In today's fraught political climate, one thing is indisputable: the dream of the emerging Democratic majority is dead. How did the Democrats, who seemed unstoppable only two short years ago, lose their momentum so quickly, and what does it mean for the future of our two-party system? Here, RealClearPolitics senior analyst Sean Trende explores the underlying weaknesses of the Democratic promise of ... Read more

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  • Uneasy Alliances

    Race and Party Competition in America

    by Paul Frymer ...
    Series series Princeton Studies in American Politics
    Uneasy Alliances is a powerful challenge to how we think about the relationship between race, political parties, and American democracy. While scholars frequently claim that the need to win elections makes government officials responsive to any and all voters, Paul Frymer shows that not all groups are treated equally; politicians spend most of their time and resources on white swing voters--to the ... Read more

    $31.69 USD

  • Rich People's Movements

    Grassroots Campaigns to Untax the One Percent

    by Isaac Martin ...
    Series series Studies in Postwar American Political Development
    On tax day, April 15, 2010, hundreds of thousands of Americans took to the streets with signs demanding lower taxes on the richest one percent. But why? Rich people have plenty of political influence. Why would they need to publicly demonstrate for lower taxes-and why would anyone who wasn't rich join the protest on their behalf? Isaac William Martin shows that such protests long predate the Tea ... Read more

    $20.89 USD

  • Bernie Sanders and the Boundaries of Reform

    Socialism in Burlington

    by W. Conroy ...
    Series series Conflicts In Urban & Regional
    Today, Bernie Sanders is a household name, a wildly popular presidential candidate and an icon for progressive Democrats in the United States. But back in the 1980s, this “democratic socialist”—though some folks would prefer the term “social democrat”—was mayor of Burlington, Vermont, where his administration attempted radical reforms. Some efforts were successful, but when a waterfront deal ... Read more

    $10.69 USD

  • Atlas of the 2008 Elections

    Edited by Richard L. Morrill, Fred M. Shelley, Stephen J. Lavin, J. Clark Archer, Gerald R. Webster, Stanley D. Brunn ...
    The U.S. presidential election of 2008 was one of the most significant elections in recent American history. Bringing together leading geographers and political scientists, this authoritative atlas analyzes and maps the campaigns, primaries, general election, and key state referenda to provide a rich picture of this watershed event.The contributors offer a comprehensive and detailed assessment of ... Read more

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  • The Unfinished Agenda of the Selma-Montgomery Voting Rights March

    by The Editors of Black Issues in Higher Education (BIHE) ...
    WHY A 56-MILE WALK FOR FREEDOM IN 1965 STILL CHALLENGES AMERICA TODAYTHE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965 WAS THE CROWNING ACHIEVEMENT OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, FOREVER CHANGING POLITICS IN AMERICA. NOW, FOR THE FIRST TIME, VOICES OF THE ERA, ALONG WITH SOME OF TODAY'S MOST INFLUENTIAL WRITERS, SCHOLARS, AND SOCIAL ACTIVISTS, COMMEMORATE THE STRUGGLE AND EXAMINE WHY THE BATTLE MUST STILL BE WON."One ... Read more

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