The New Dominion by John G Milliken

The New Dominion by John G Milliken

Countering the common narrative that the shifting politics of Virginia is a recent phenomenon driven by population growth in the urban corridor, the contributors to this volume consider the antecedents to the rise of Virginia as a two-party competitive state in the critical elections of the twentieth century that they profile.

“Virginia has a long and complicated political history, some of it good, and some of it not so goodVirginia’s political evolution, from a solidly blue state that was dominated by political machines like the old Byrd Machine; to a state that was viewed as a reliable Republican stronghold; to a state that is much more competitive than it once was, has been fascinating and instructive to watch. This evolution has been marked at different times by defining statewide political campaigns that reflected where Virginia voters were in terms of their political thought and the issues that were important to them. In their new book, The New Dominion: The Twentieth Century Elections That Shaped Modern Virginia, John Milliken and Mark Rozell, along with their carefully selected guest authors, do a wonderful job discussing the most important political campaigns that helped paint Virginia’s political landscape from the rise and fall of the Byrd Organization in the early to mid-1900s to the rise of a competitive Republican Party in the 1990s. If you love Virginia politics, this is a book you will not be able to put down, and who knows, you might just learn something new along the way. I know I did!” - Bill Bolling, former Lieutenant Governor of Virginia

“A timely and important book on Virginia's evolutionary politics. It takes us through the long evolution from machine-controlled, patronage plutocratic government and segregation, through the distinct sorting of Virginia politics into dynamic, organized parties to the subsequent 'modernization' of Virginia politics, including the disruptions caused by the evangelicals on the right and the emergence of both Doug Wilder and also the transformation of Northern Virginia into part of the national Democratic coalition.” - Keith Gaddie, University of Oklahoma, author, with Charles Bullock, of Georgia Politics in a State of Change

John G. Milliken is Senior Fellow in Residence at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University.

Mark J. Rozell is the Dean and Ruth D. and John T. Hazel Faculty Chair in Public Policy at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University and co-author of The South and the Transformation of US Politics.

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ISBN 13	9780813949703
ISBN 10	081394970X
Title	The New Dominion
Author	John G Milliken
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	University of Virginia Press
Year published	2023-08-04
Number of pages	288
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