Charles S. Bullock, III is Richard B. Russell Professor of Political Science and Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Georgia.Mark J. Rozell is the founding dean of the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University.

Bullock and Rozell have another winner in the latest edition of The New Politics of the Old South. A fantastic text for courses in southern politics—and state and local politics more generally—the eighth edition provides a thoughtful and informative overview of the dynamics that have driven recent political change in the region. The text also features chapters on the current political scene in each of the southern states, chapters written by esteemed local experts in every case. This is really a valuable resource.

• 1. Introduction: The South Realigns to the GOP (Charles S. Bullock III)2. Growth versus Stagnation and a New Realignment? (Charles S. Bullock III)3. African Americans’ Role in Southern Politics (Charles S. Bullock III and Mark J. Rozell)Part I. The Growth States 4. Virginia: From Red to Blue, Sort of (Mark J. Rozell)5. Georgia Remains a Tossup State (Charles S. Bullock III)6. North Carolina: A Battleground Growth State (J. Michael Bitzer)7. Red Florida?: Republican Ascendancy and Consolidation in the Sunshine State (B. Bruce Anderson and Zachary D. Baumann)8. Texas: Republican Resilience (M.V. Hood III and Seth C. McKee)9. South Carolina: Republican Refuge in a Growing State (Scott E. Buchanan and Mark Owens)Part II: The Stagnant States 10. Louisiana: Sui Generis No More (Michael Henderson)11. Mississippi: Emergence of a Republican-Dominated State (Stephen D. Shaffer)12. Tennessee: From Bluish to Reddish to Red-to Crimson (Michael Nelson)13. Alabama: The Political Evolution of a One-Party State (David A. Hughes and Nathan Jordan)14. Arkansas: Securely Anchored in a Red Sea (John Davis, Andrew Dowdle, and Joseph Giammo)15. Oklahoma: Elephants in the Oil Patch (Keith Gaddie)

Charles S. Bullock, III is Richard B. Russell Professor of Political Science and Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Georgia.Mark J. Rozell is the founding dean of the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University.

Bullock and Rozell have another winner in the latest edition of The New Politics of the Old South. A fantastic text for courses in southern politics—and state and local politics more generally—the eighth edition provides a thoughtful and informative overview of the dynamics that have driven recent political change in the region. The text also features chapters on the current political scene in each of the southern states, chapters written by esteemed local experts in every case. This is really a valuable resource.

• 1. Introduction: The South Realigns to the GOP (Charles S. Bullock III)2. Growth versus Stagnation and a New Realignment? (Charles S. Bullock III)3. African Americans’ Role in Southern Politics (Charles S. Bullock III and Mark J. Rozell)Part I. The Growth States 4. Virginia: From Red to Blue, Sort of (Mark J. Rozell)5. Georgia Remains a Tossup State (Charles S. Bullock III)6. North Carolina: A Battleground Growth State (J. Michael Bitzer)7. Red Florida?: Republican Ascendancy and Consolidation in the Sunshine State (B. Bruce Anderson and Zachary D. Baumann)8. Texas: Republican Resilience (M.V. Hood III and Seth C. McKee)9. South Carolina: Republican Refuge in a Growing State (Scott E. Buchanan and Mark Owens)Part II: The Stagnant States 10. Louisiana: Sui Generis No More (Michael Henderson)11. Mississippi: Emergence of a Republican-Dominated State (Stephen D. Shaffer)12. Tennessee: From Bluish to Reddish to Red-to Crimson (Michael Nelson)13. Alabama: The Political Evolution of a One-Party State (David A. Hughes and Nathan Jordan)14. Arkansas: Securely Anchored in a Red Sea (John Davis, Andrew Dowdle, and Joseph Giammo)15. Oklahoma: Elephants in the Oil Patch (Keith Gaddie)

Charles S. Bullock, III is Richard B. Russell Professor of Political Science and Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Georgia.Mark J. Rozell is the founding dean of the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University.

Bullock and Rozell have another winner in the latest edition of The New Politics of the Old South. A fantastic text for courses in southern politics—and state and local politics more generally—the eighth edition provides a thoughtful and informative overview of the dynamics that have driven recent political change in the region. The text also features chapters on the current political scene in each of the southern states, chapters written by esteemed local experts in every case. This is really a valuable resource.

• 1. Introduction: The South Realigns to the GOP (Charles S. Bullock III)2. Growth versus Stagnation and a New Realignment? (Charles S. Bullock III)3. African Americans’ Role in Southern Politics (Charles S. Bullock III and Mark J. Rozell)Part I. The Growth States 4. Virginia: From Red to Blue, Sort of (Mark J. Rozell)5. Georgia Remains a Tossup State (Charles S. Bullock III)6. North Carolina: A Battleground Growth State (J. Michael Bitzer)7. Red Florida?: Republican Ascendancy and Consolidation in the Sunshine State (B. Bruce Anderson and Zachary D. Baumann)8. Texas: Republican Resilience (M.V. Hood III and Seth C. McKee)9. South Carolina: Republican Refuge in a Growing State (Scott E. Buchanan and Mark Owens)Part II: The Stagnant States 10. Louisiana: Sui Generis No More (Michael Henderson)11. Mississippi: Emergence of a Republican-Dominated State (Stephen D. Shaffer)12. Tennessee: From Bluish to Reddish to Red-to Crimson (Michael Nelson)13. Alabama: The Political Evolution of a One-Party State (David A. Hughes and Nathan Jordan)14. Arkansas: Securely Anchored in a Red Sea (John Davis, Andrew Dowdle, and Joseph Giammo)15. Oklahoma: Elephants in the Oil Patch (Keith Gaddie)