African American Power and Politics: The Political Context Variable

Hanes Walton

Paper, 544 pages, 80 illus
ISBN: 978-0-231-10419-7
$36.50 / £21.50

October, 1997
Cloth, 544 pages, 80 illus
ISBN: 978-0-231-10418-0
$82.00 / £48.00

1. Elections

1. Epistemology and the Native-Son Candidate

2. Theory

3. Methodology

2. The Political Context of a Native-Son Candidate

4. The Arkansas Electorate

5. The African American Electorate

3. The Making of a Native-Son Candidate

6. The Congressional Vote for Clinton

7. The Attorney General Vote for Clinton

8. The Gubernatorial Vote for Clinton

4. The Southern Native-Son Presidential Candidate

9. The Presidential Vote for Clinton

10. The Regional Vote: Clinton and Carter

5. The Native-Son Candidate and the Democratic Party

11. The Democratic Party in Presidential Elections: The Native-Son Theory Revisited

12. Epilogue: Scandal, Public Support, and the Native-Son Variable

Related Subjects

• American Politics

Series

• Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics Into the 21st Century

About the Author

HANES WALTON, JR. is professor of political science at the University of Michigan.

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