{"product_id":"david-duke-and-the-politics-of-race-in-the-south-fame-across-borders-hardcover","title":"David Duke and the Politics of Race in the South: Fame Across Borders - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn C. Kuzenski\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eCharles S. Bullock\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRonald Keith Gaddie\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA thought-provoking examination of the constituencies and the impact of one of the most controversial political figures of our time. Journalists have thoroughly documented David Duke's rise to prominence in Louisiana politics, but until now, few intensive analyses of the Duke phenomenon have been undertaken. This new collection identifies the significant junctures of Duke's political career, from its earliest beginnings to his recent campaigns for governor, the Senate, and the Presidency. Through a variety of methods and approaches, the contributors to this work advance our understanding of what made this former Ku Klux Klan member a significant political force, and of how and why he very nearly succeeded in his attempts to gain higher office.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA thought-provoking examination of the constituencies and the impact of one of the most controversial political figures of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJournalists have thoroughly documented David Duke's rise to prominence in Louisiana politics, but until now, few intensive analyses of the Duke phenomenon have been undertaken. This new collection identifies the significant junctures of Duke's political career, from its earliest beginnings to his recent campaigns for Governor, the Senate, and the Presidency. Through a variety of methods and approaches, the contributors to this work advance our understanding of what made this former Klansman a significant political force, and of how and why he very nearly succeeded in his attempts to gain higher office. The authors contend that the racial overtones of the 1950s and 1960s, both explicit and implicit, have returned in the 1990s in a more subtle, polished, and somehow socially acceptable way. They argue convincingly that changes in electoral politics throughout the South provide the structural basis for this \"rebirth\" of racially charged political campaigns. Even as messenger supplanted message in the rise of David Duke, however, one simple observation remained true: The politics of the South - and Louisiana in particular - remain rooted at least partly in, as V.O. Key phrased it, \"the Negro question\". The first work to study Duke and the politics of race entirely from a rigorous political science perspective, this collection makes a considerable contribution to our understanding of Duke's popularity, his constituencies, and the reasons for both his successes and his failures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles S. Bullock III is Richard B. Russell Professor of Political Science at the University of Georgia \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn C. Kuzenski is Assistant Professor of Government at Southeastern Louisiana University. He has taught at the University of Georgia, Louisiana State University, and Vanderbilt University. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRonald Keith Gaddie is Research Assistant Professor in Environmental Politics\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 205\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 9.16 x 6.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 25, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130172641415,"sku":"9780826512666","price":71.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d8590793d0c0319fd5849c7c7115f812.webp?v=1732608920","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/david-duke-and-the-politics-of-race-in-the-south-fame-across-borders-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}