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Why parties? : the origin and transformation of political parties in America /

by Aldrich, John H. (John Herbert).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: American politics and political economy: Publisher: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 1995Description: xi, 349 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0226012727.Subject(s): Political parties -- United States -- History | United States -- Politics and government
Partial contents:
Pt. 1. Political Parties and Democracy. 1. Politics and Parties in America. 2. Why Parties Form -- Pt. 2. Party Formation in America, 1790-1860. 3. Founding the First Parties: Institutions and Social Choice. 4. Jacksonian Democracy: The Mass Party and Collective Action. 5. Whigs and Republicans: Institutions, Issue Agendas, and Ambition -- Pt. 3. The New Political Party in Contemporary America. 6. Party Activists and Partisan Cleavages in Contemporary Elections. 7. Political Parties and Governance. 8. The Critical Era of the 1960s -- Pt. 4. Conclusions. 9. Political Parties, Historical Dynamics, and Democratic Politics.
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