Lexington Books
Pages: 174
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Trim: 6¼ x 9½
978-1-4985-4545-7 • Hardback • October 2017 • $105.00 • (£81.00)
978-1-4985-4546-4 • eBook • October 2017 • $99.50 • (£77.00)
Mark Hickson III is professor of communication studies at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Larry Powell is professor of communication studies at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: In the Beginning
Chapter 2: 1960: Kennedy v. Nixon
Chapter 3: 1964: Goldwater and the Solid South
Chapter 4: 1968: The Rise and Fall of Republican Conservatism, Part I
Chapter 5: 1972: Nixon and the Plumbers
Chapter 6: 1980: Reagan and the Southern Strategy (Once Again)
Chapter 7: 1992: Bill Clinton and Republican Hatred
Chapter 8: 2000: Bush, Gore, and Florida
Chapter 9: 2008: Obama, Hope, and Reform
Chapter 10: The 2010 Congressional Elections
Chapter 11: 2012: Obama v. Romney
Chapter 12: 2014: Republicans Take the Senate
Chapter 13: 2016 Election
Chapter 14: The American Experiment
About the Authors
This book is a captivating journey into American politics focused on the people, events, and policies that gave rise to the adversarial and often malicious infighting that dominates today’s political landscape.
— Matt Morse, University of Connecticut
Powell and Hickson provide an insightful look at the dysfunction of today’s American politics and how we got here. The Political Blame Game should be useful to scholars and students interested in how politics morphed from the art of compromise into a no-holds-barred brawl.
— Barry P. Smith, Mississippi University for Women