Atlas of American Politics, 1960-2000 - Hardcover

Archer, J. Clark; Lavin, Stephen J.; Martis, Kenneth C.; Shelley, Fred M.

9781568026657: Atlas of American Politics, 1960-2000

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 156802665X ISBN 13: 9781568026657

Publisher: Cq Pr, 2001

The Atlas of American Politics offers comprehensive coverage of district, state, and federal information sought by students, scholars, journalists, activists, and the public. Important statistics from the 1960-2000 U.S. censuses (which allows for the comparison of political administrations from the sixties forward) and other data sources are joined in more than 150 maps. The book balances the data by including historically situated text, offering unparalleled visual and textual explanation of recent American politics and government and their impact on American life. Coverage begins with background on contemporary politics and government and moves through discussions of presidential elections; Congress; the executive and judicial branches; federal, state, and local government; foreign policy; and social and economic policy.

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Prolong your millennial celebration with a new look at U.S. politics from the perspective of geography scholars.

Four geography professors collaborated on Atlas of American Politics, which examines U.S. government and politics at the congesssional district, state, and national levels from a combined historical, geographical, and political perspective. More than 200 maps from a variety of government and private sources show the relationship between the nation's geography and its political life. Topics include presidential elections, party affiliation, votes on significant legislation, voter turnout, participation in politics by women and minorities, foreign aid, trade, health, education, crime, and the environment. Visual learners will be attracted by the maps, while the accompanying text provides details and numbers as well as a historical context. Even though much of the information is available elsewhere (e.g., U.S. Census Bureau, National Center for Health Statistics), this book provides a unique look at U.S. politics during the last 40 years and will be useful to students and researchers from the high-school level up. RBB
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