| As Texas Goes...: How the Lone Star State Hijacked the American Agenda Contributor(s): Collins, Gail (Author) |
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ISBN: 0871403609 ISBN-13: 9780871403605 Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | American Government - State - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Conservatism & Liberalism - History | United States - 21st Century |
| Dewey: 320.609 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 5.53" W x 8.26" (0.53 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Texas - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - South - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As Texas Goes . . . provides a trenchant yet often hilarious look into American politics and the disproportional influence of Texas, which has become the model for not just the Tea Party but also the Republican Party. Now with an expanded introduction and a new concluding chapter that will assess the influence of the Texas way of thinking on the 2012 election, Collins shows how the presidential race devolved into a clash between the so-called "empty places" and the crowded places that became a central theme in her book. The expanded edition will also feature more examples of the Texas style, such as Governor Rick Perry's nearsighted refusal to accept federal Medicaid funding as well as the proposed ban on teaching "critical thinking" in the classroom. As Texas Goes . . . will prove to be even more relevant to American politics by the dawn of a new political era in January 2013. |
Contributor Bio(s): Collins, Gail: - Gail Collins, the best-selling author of When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present, is a national columnist for the New York Times. She lives in New York City. |