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" Mississippi politics : "
Jere Nash and Andy Taggart ; foreword by John Grisham.
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BL
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965964
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b720334
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Nash, Jere.
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Mississippi politics : : the struggle for power, 1976-2006 /\ Jere Nash and Andy Taggart ; foreword by John Grisham.
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1st ed.
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Jackson :: University Press of Mississippi,, 2006.
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1 online resource (xvii, 403 pages) :: map
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1578069076
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: 1604731400
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: 9781578069071
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: 9781604731408
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 316-392) and index.
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History of Mississippi Democrats, 1948-1975 -- History of Mississippi Republicans, 1955-1975 -- The beginning of the end, 1976 -- The campaign to succeed Jim Eastland, 1977-1978 -- Democrats win one and Republicans lose one, 1979 -- The origins of reapportionment, 1890-1979 -- Ronald Reagan and Jon Hinson, 1980-1981 -- Education transforms the legislature, 1982 -- The Allain/Bramlett campaign and William Winter's legacy, 1983 -- The erosion of legislative power, 1984 -- The rise of Mike Espy, 1985-1986 -- Highways, Buddie Newman, and Ray Mabus, 1987 -- The campaign to succeed John Stennis, 1988 -- Liquor and gambling in Mississippi, 1989-1990 -- Republicans gain the governor's mansion, 1991 -- The politics of reapportionment, 1992-1993 -- The GOP consolidates power, 1994-1996 -- Tobacco, 1997-1998 -- The legacy of Kirk Fordice, 1999 -- The state flag and congressional reapportionment, 2000-2001 -- The consequences of tort reform, 2002 -- The Haley Barbour years, 2003-2006.
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Political parties-- Mississippi-- History.
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Politicians-- Mississippi, Interviews.
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Power (Social sciences)-- Mississippi-- History.
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HISTORY-- State Local-- General.
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Political parties.
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Politicians.
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Politics and government
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Power (Social sciences)
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Mississippi, Politics and government, 1951-
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Mississippi.
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976.2/063
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F345.N37 2006eb
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Taggart, Andy.
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