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'œ... a fine study of the political behavior and the politics of one typical small town. This community, West Point, Virginia, is, according to the author, a mirror image that reflects the greater themes that are a part of American politics. A fascinating book. It is useful to revisit the small town and see how the processes at work there reflect the larger society. It is also useful to see how the grassroots political process is still very similar to that practiced in the country 100 or 150 years ago.'' Small TownNelson Wikstrom is the author of 'The Political World of a Small Town: A Mirror Image of American Politics (Contributions in Legal Studies)', published 1993 under ISBN 9780313287862 and ISBN 0313287864.
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