| Edition |
4th ed. |
| Description |
xx, 348 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Transforming American politics
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-332) and index. |
| Contents |
From "Essential to the existence of our institutions" to "Rapacious enemies of honest and responsible government" : the rise and fall of American political parties, 1790-2000 / Joel H. Silbey -- State party organization : strengthened and adapting to candidate centered politics and nationalization / John F. Bibby -- National party organization at the dawn of the twenty first century / Paul S. Herrnson -- Party identification and the electorate at the start of the 21st century / Warren E. Miller, Ken Goldstein -- Competing for attention and votes : the role of state parties in setting presidential nomination rules / Bruce E. Cain and Megan Mullin -- Party role in congressional competition / L. Sandy Maisel, Cherie Maestas, and Walter J. Stone -- Following the (soft) money : party advertisements in American elections / Michael Franz -- Political parties in the era of soft money / Ray La Raja -- Political parties in the media : where elephants and donkeys are pigs / Matthew Robert Kerbel -- Congressional parties and the policy process / Barbara Sinclair -- Governing by coalition : policy making in the U.S. Congress / David W. Brady and Kara Z. Buckley -- Partisan presidential leadership : the President's appointees / G. Calvin Mackenzie -- Subtle shifts, dramatic days : what the plate tectonics of American politics say about the country and its future / David M. Shribman. |
| Subject |
Political parties.
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| Added Author |
Maisel, Louis Sandy, 1945-
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| ISBN |
0813364558 (pbk. : acid-free) |
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0813340225 (hc : acid-free) |
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