Realignment, region, and race presidential leadership and social identity / by George R. Goethals.
| Author/creator | Goethals, George R. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | Bingley, UK : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2018. |
| Description | ix, 194 pages : maps ; 20 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Emerald points Emerald points. ^A1360363 |
| Contents | 1. The Realignment of American Politics -- 2. Leadership, Motivation, and Social Identity -- 3. The American Revolution to teh Mexican War -- 4. Republicans for Racial Justice: Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant -- 5. The Republican Retreat from Founding Principles: 1877-1920 -- 6. Migration and Realignment: African-Americans Move North, the GOP Moves South -- 7. Popular Vote Tectonics: Republican Domination Gives Way to Democrats. |
| Abstract | The Trump presidency may well be the first phase of a new American political alignment deeply rooted in identity politics. Now more than ever, it seems especially important to understand how leaders compete to engage different human motivations--how presidents, presidential candidates, and other political leaders appeal to potential followers' needs for economic well-being, safety, self-esteem, and a sense of significance. It is time to come to terms with the roles of race and region in US political history. In Realignment, Region, and Race, George R. Goethals addresses this challenge head-on, exploring the place of racial dynamics in American politics from Abraham Lincoln to Donald Trump. He integrates psychology and historical understandings of presidential leadership and politics of racial justice and needs for positive social identity have led to different regions in the United States changing party affiliation. He describes the realignment by region of the two major political parties in the United States, the Democrats and Republicans, between the Civil War and the present day, and he considers how for over a century and a half the two parties have offered different social identities, often related to race, that appeal to powerful motives for self-esteem and significance. Goethal's findings uncover deep contexts for understanding how current political leaders engage experiences and attitudes towards African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Asian Americans in order to tell particular stories about American and regional identities--back cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-182) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9781787439801 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2018303839 |
| ISBN | 1787437922 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 9781787437920 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (online) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |