The politics of Massachusetts exceptionalism : reputation meets reality /

Are claims of Massachusetts's special and instructive place in American history and politics justified? Alternately described as a "city upon a hill" and "an organized system of hatreds," Massachusetts politics has indisputably exerted an outsized pull on the national stage....

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Duquette, Jerold J., 1968- (Editor), O'Brien, Erin E. (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2022].
Subjects:	Political parties > Massachusetts. Political participation > Massachusetts. Exceptionalism > Massachusetts. Massachusetts > Politics and government.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Massachusetts exceptionalism as identity and debate / Jerold J. Duquette and Erin O'Brien
Massachusetts politics : context and culture / Erin O'Brien
Local government and regional politics / Shannon Jenkins
Massachusetts on the national stage / Peter Ubertaccio
The Massachusetts General Court : exceptionally old-school / Shannon Jenkins
Governor of the Commonwealth : a "not so" supreme executive magistrate / Jerold J. Duquette
The courts and the constitution : exceptionally enduring / Lawrence Friedman
Political parties and elections / Maurice T. Cunningham and Peter Ubertaccio
From laggard to leader : voter access in Massachusetts / Erin O'Brien
The Massachusetts Initiative & referendum process / Jerold Duquette and Maurice T. Cunningham
Latinx in Massachusetts politics / Luis F. JimeÌ?nez
Not so exceptional : women & women of color in Massachusetts politics / Erin O'Brien
Massachusetts politics : exceptional? It's complicated / Jerold Duquette and Erin O'Brien.