The Politics of Race and Ethnicity in the United States by Paula D
This book examines the political implications of race and ethnicity in the United States. Drawing on a range of disciplines, including political science, sociology, history, and anthropology, Paula D. McClain provides a comprehensive overview of the ways in which race and ethnicity have shaped the American political
In the United States, ethnocultural politics or ethnoreligious politics refers to the pattern of certain cultural groups or religious denominations to vote heavily for one party. Groups can be based on ethnicity, race or religion or on overlapping categories. In the Southern United States, race was the determining factor. Each of the two major parties was a coalition of ethnoreligious groups in the Second Party System (1830s–1850s) and also in the Third Party System (1850s–1890s).