TY - BOOK AU - Nash,Jere AU - Taggart,Andy ED - ProQuest (Firm) TI - Mississippi politics: the struggle for power, 1976-2006 AV - F345 .N37 2006 U1 - 976.2/063 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Jackson PB - University Press of Mississippi KW - Political parties KW - Mississippi KW - History KW - Power (Social sciences) KW - Politicians KW - Interviews KW - Politics and government KW - 1951- KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 316-392) and index; 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; Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bacm-ebooks/detail.action?docID=3039922 ER -