Shafer, Byron E.,

The American political landscape /Byron E. Shafer and Richard H. Spady. - Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, (c)2014. - 1 online resource (xi, 342 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Includes bibliographies and index.

The strategic landscape : how to find it, how to read it, what it reveals -- Mapping the political landscape : the nexus of demographics and preferences -- Structure and substance : demographic cleavages and the roots of political values -- Structure and substance : social groups and the incarnation of political values -- Mapping the political landscape : three routes across ideological terrain -- Political values and presidential votes : a benchmark year -- The evolution of the strategic landscape, 1984-2008 -- Social groups and electoral evolution, 1984-2008 -- Conclusion : the landscape of modern American politics : ideological evolution and strategic incentives.



9780674726055


Politics, Practical--United States.
Political campaigns--United States.
Elections--United States.


Electronic Books.

JK1726 / .A447 2014