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Uneasy Alliances
Race and Party Competition in America (New in Paper)
Paul Frymer
With a new afterword by the author

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Uneasy Alliances is a powerful challenge to how we think about the relationship between race, political parties, and American democracy. Paul Frymer shows that not all groups are treated equally; politicians spend most of their time and resources on white swing voters--to the detriment of the African American community. As both parties try to attract white swing voters by distancing themselves from blacks, black voters are often ignored and left with unappealing alternatives. African Americans are thus the leading example of a "captured minority."

"The vast literature on American political parties has been immensely enriched and enhanced by this pioneering work on race and parties. . . .This is a highly recommended work."--Hanes Walton, Jr., Political Science Quarterly

Paper | $24.95 / £16.95 | ISBN: 978-0-691-14801-4
e-Book | $24.95 | ISBN: 978-1-4008-3641-3