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03378aam a22004818i 4500 001 58C2E3F6868E11E988B41FF596128E48 003 SILO 005 20190604010217 008 190107t20192019nyud b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2018057050 020 $a 1541644271 020 $a 9781541644274 035 $a (OCoLC)1056781471 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d TP7 $d TOH $d IOU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a JK1976 $b .R65 2019 082 00 $a 324.0973 $2 23 100 1 $a Rodden, Jonathan, $e author. 245 10 $a Why cities lose : $b the deep roots of the urban-rural political divide / $c Jonathan A. Rodden. 246 3 $a Deep roots of the urban-rural political divide 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Basic Books, $c 2019. 300 $a 336 pages : $b charts ; $c cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Geography and the dilemma of the left -- The long shadow of the industrial revolution -- From workers' parties to urban parties -- Urban form and voting -- What is wrong with the Pennsylvania Democrats? -- Weaker together : political geography and the representation of Democrats -- The battle for the soul of the left -- The road not taken : proportional representation -- The end of the dilemma? 520 $a "A [...] political scientist traces the origins of urban-rural political conflict and shows how geography shapes elections in America and beyond. Why is it so much easier for the Democratic Party to win the national popular vote than to build and maintain a majority in Congress? Why can Democrats sweep statewide offices in places like Pennsylvania and Michigan yet fail to take control of the same states' legislatures? Many place exclusive blame on partisan gerrymandering and voter suppression. But as political scientist Jonathan A. Rodden demonstrates in Why Cities Lose, the left's electoral challenges have deeper roots in economic and political geography. In the late nineteenth century, support for the left began to cluster in cities among the industrial working class. Today, left-wing parties have become coalitions of diverse urban interest groups, from racial minorities to the creative class. These parties win big in urban districts but struggle to capture the suburban and rural seats necessary for legislative majorities. A bold new interpretation of today's urban-rural political conflict, Why Cities Lose also points to electoral reforms that could address the left's under-representation while reducing urban-rural polarization." -- $c Provided by publisher. 610 20 $a Democratic Party (U.S.) 650 0 $a Electoral geography $z United States. 650 0 $a Cities and towns $x Political aspects $z United States. 650 0 $a Voting research $z United States. 650 0 $a Right and left (Political science) $z United States. 650 0 $a Representative government and representation $z United States. 941 $a 8 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20231012015041.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20230907011434.0 952 $l KAPF566 $d 20230331013812.0 952 $l GAAX314 $d 20200228010039.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20200208014251.0 952 $l GUPF501 $d 20200130011804.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20191003010537.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20190604012158.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=58C2E3F6868E11E988B41FF596128E48 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search