The Political World of a Small Town: A Mirror Image of American Politics - Hardcover

by Nelson Wikstrom (Author)

This case study of a small town is the basis for a sweeping and broad analysis of the character of American politics and fills an important void in the literature when many of our national leaders are the product of small towns. This text for students in state and local government, urban government, and political sociology uses various methodological strategies and in-depth interviews with elites and average citizens to test nationwide data about the American political scene today and provides an incisive analysis of local political culture, electoral behavior, and socio-economic factors behind community leadership.

Author Biography

NELSON WIKSTROM, Associate Professor of Political Science, Virginia Commonwealth University, is the author of Councils of Government: A Study of Political Incrementalism (1977), co-editor of Municipal Government, Politics, and Policy: A Reader (1983), and has written at some length on state and local government and American politics.