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Political volatility in the United States : how racial and religious groups win and lose
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Political volatility in the United States : how racial and religious groups win and lose / Baodong Liu.
ISBN
9781793651280
1793651280
9781793651297
Publication
Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2022]
Physical Description
xii, 231 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Summary
"Uncertainty reigns in volatile political times. This book aims to provide a systemic model for understanding how political volatility throughout the U.S. history has had its root in the rise and fall of two competing racial and religious groupings"-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Liu, Baodong. Political volatility in the United States Lanham : Lexington Books, [2021]
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 04, 2022
Series
Voting, elections, and the political process
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Part I: Introducing the theory and principles of the atomic structure
Political volatility and social groups: A puzzle
An overview of the atomic structure
Rationality and perceptions: Political habits and responses
The origins of multiple threats
Concrete and abstract threats: Group perceptions and responses
Hostility and Group experiences: The ADVICE principles (i)
Volatility: The ADVICE principles (ii)
Internal threat, competition, and the atomic structure: The ADVICE principles (iii)
Part II: Applying the atomic structure theory to American political developments
The shift away from WASP domination
Atomic structure and the WASP decline
The core of the new atomic structure
Racial minority versus religious minority: The 2012 presidential election
The surge of white nationalism in the Trump era.
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