Anatomy of a Purple State
A North Carolina Politics Primer
By Christopher A. Cooper
216 pp., 6.125 x 9.25, 1 halftone, 1 fig., 18 graphs, 2 tables, appends., notes, bibl., index
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Paperback ISBN: 978-1-4696-8171-9
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Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4696-8170-2
Published: October 2024
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Readers will be introduced to everything that has made North Carolina the most purple of purple states—from the state constitution and the influence of think tanks to the growing racial diversity of the state and the limitations on the governor's power. By explaining how we came to be in the political situation we are in, Cooper shows us where we might go next. And, as many have said, "As North Carolina goes, so goes the nation."
About the Author
Christopher A. Cooper is the Madison Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Public Affairs and director of the Haire Institute for Public Policy at Western Carolina University. In addition to two books, he has written for numerous publications, including The Assembly, the Washington Post, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Charlotte Observer, and the News and Observer.
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"Analysis of the curious politics of North Carolina, a definitively purple state . . . . A useful handbook for students of political trends throughout the U.S. in a turbulent election year."—Kirkus Reviews
"Cooper deftly explains how North Carolina grew from a one-party state of the Old South into the purple state we have today. As a primer on North Carolina state politics, this is as good as it gets."—Jim Morrill, former political reporter for the Charlotte Observer
"Chris Cooper has written an articulate, thoughtful book that describes and elucidates modern North Carolina politics, the politics of 'purple' states more broadly, and, in some respects, US politics as a whole."—Irwin Morris, North Carolina State University