| Crossing the Aisle: How Bipartisanship Brought Tennessee to the Twenty-First Century and Could Save America Contributor(s): Hunt, Keel (Author) |
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ISBN: 0826522394 ISBN-13: 9780826522399 Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | American Government - State - Political Science | Political Process - Political Parties - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) |
| Dewey: 306.209 |
| LCCN: 2018034571 |
| Physical Information: 1.14" H x 7.78" W x 10.48" (1.82 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1980's - Chronological Period - 1990's - Geographic Orientation - Tennessee |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The latter third of the twentieth century was a time of fundamental political transition across the South as increasing numbers of voters began to choose Republican candidates over Democrats. Yet in the 1980s and '90s, reform-focused policymaking--from better schools to improved highways and health care--flourished in Tennessee. This was the work of moderate leaders from both parties who had a capacity to work together across the aisle. The Tennessee story, as the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham observes in his foreword to this book, offers striking examples of bipartisan cooperation on many policy fronts--and a mode of governing that provides lessons for America in this frustrating era of partisan stalemate. For more on Crossing the Aisle and author Keel Hunt, visit KeelHunt.com. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hunt, Keel: - Keel Hunt is a columnist for the USA Today Network in Tennessee. He has been a reporter, editor, Washington correspondent, and editorial writer. From 1979 to 1986 he was Special Assistant to Governor Lamar Alexander. |