03292nam 2200709 450 991046368250332120200520144314.00-8157-2638-4(CKB)2670000000570547(EBL)1793978(SSID)ssj0001378308(PQKBManifestationID)11726659(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001378308(PQKBWorkID)11329913(PQKB)10019707(MiAaPQ)EBC1793978(OCoLC)897560732(MdBmJHUP)muse40156(PPN)193365642(Au-PeEL)EBL1793978(CaPaEBR)ebr10951819(CaONFJC)MIL650373(OCoLC)893708610(EXLCZ)99267000000057054720141014h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe transformation of the American political party system continuity and change over ten presidential elections /John S. JacksonWashington, District of Columbia :Brookings Institution Press,2015.©20151 online resource (257 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8157-2637-6 1-322-19093-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction and plan of the book -- Recent history of change and reform : the micro trends -- The era of party reform -- On representation -- On political values -- Comparison of political elites to the mass base of the parties -- Party and political history of the party elites -- The candidate and party factions -- Summary and conclusions.From party polarization, elections, and internal party politics, to the evolution of the U.S. presidency, John S. Jackson''s new book has something for everyone interested in American politics. Beginning with a discussion of the creation of the U.S. government to the formation of today''s political powerhouses, Jackson provides a narrative sweep of American party history like none other. Unique to this book is a detailed breakdown of the evolution of political parties from 1832 to the current era. Jackson explains how the reform era came to be, as well as how it produced the polarized party erPolitical partiesUnited StatesHistoryTwo-party systemsUnited StatesHistoryPolitical conventionsUnited StatesHistoryPresidentsUnited StatesNominationHistoryPresidentsUnited StatesElectionHistoryPolitical cultureUnited StatesHistoryElectronic books.Political partiesHistory.Two-party systemsHistory.Political conventionsHistory.PresidentsNominationHistory.PresidentsElectionHistory.Political cultureHistory.324.273Jackson John S.1940-877003MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463682503321The transformation of the American political party system1958327UNINA