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George C. Wallace and the Politics of Powerlessness
The Wallace Campaigns for the Presidency, 1964-76
By: Jody Carlson
Paperback | 18 December 2020
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This is the only complete study of the Wallace phenomenon. It covers all of the presidential campaigns and views wallace from a variety of vantage ints: historical context, content anal-ysis of speeches, and analysis of elec-tion data, including voting statistics and attitudinal patterns of supporters. Poli-tics of Powerlessness examines na-tionwide support for George C. Wal-lace in the presidential campaigns of 1964, 1968, 1972, and 1976. A number of election and candidate preference surveys are used as sources of data on supporters. An understanding of Wal-lace''s appeal is provided through an examination of themes noted through-out his speeches and an analysis of his political history from biographical sources, personal interviews, and newspaper accounts of the time. The picture of Wallace that emerges is one of a man who saw himself as a crusader for his supporters'' interests, while de-liberately heightening and intensifying their feelings of powerlessness as a means of getting votes.
Carlson shows that Wallace voters were not marginal. They did not reflect a loss of status, nor were they simply outside the mainstream of political life. They were very much like major party voters, with the exception of their feel-ings of political powerlessness that me about by increased government ..rticipation in state politics. This work informed not only by a careful anal-ysis, but by interviews with Wallace, many of his followers, and people active in his campaigns. The work has the additional advantage of having follow-up analyses and interviews as, late as 1978. In this sense, it represents not only a scholarly analysis of the Wallace phenomenon, but the most up-to-date analysis as well.
Industry Reviews
-Dr. Carlson has written a simultane- i ouslyfascinating and scholarly study of the Wallace movement. It combines analysis of voting data, psychological f theory, and public speeches, and does so in a literate writing style. Her unique access to George Wallace and his staff makes this an indispensable beginning to understanding an important trend in American politics.-
--Gerald Pomper, professor of political science, Rutgers University
-Dr. Carlson has, without a doubt, il-luminated the actual popular physics of the Wallace phenomenon as thoroughly as they've ever been explored before. For that reason, her book will be an indispensable resource for future stu-dents of and commentators on that phe-nomenon and its decline.-
--Marshall Frady, author of Wallace
"Dr. Carlson has written a simultane- i ouslyfascinating and scholarly study of the Wallace movement. It combines analysis of voting data, psychological f theory, and public speeches, and does so in a literate writing style. Her unique access to George Wallace and his staff makes this an indispensable beginning to understanding an important trend in American politics."
--Gerald Pomper, professor of political science, Rutgers University
"Dr. Carlson has, without a doubt, il-luminated the actual popular physics of the Wallace phenomenon as thoroughly as they've ever been explored before. For that reason, her book will be an indispensable resource for future stu-dents of and commentators on that phe-nomenon and its decline."
--Marshall Frady, author of Wallace
"Dr. Carlson has written a simultane- i ouslyfascinating and scholarly study of the Wallace movement. It combines analysis of voting data, psychological f theory, and public speeches, and does so in a literate writing style. Her unique access to George Wallace and his staff makes this an indispensable beginning to understanding an important trend in American politics."
--Gerald Pomper, professor of political science, Rutgers University
"Dr. Carlson has, without a doubt, il-luminated the actual popular physics of the Wallace phenomenon as thoroughly as they've ever been explored before. For that reason, her book will be an indispensable resource for future stu-dents of and commentators on that phe-nomenon and its decline."
--Marshall Frady, author of Wallace
ISBN: 9781138510340
ISBN-10: 1138510343
Published: 18th December 2020
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 332
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.03
Weight (kg): 0.45
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