CQ Press guide to U.S. political parties / / Marjorie R. Hershey, editor

• Pubblicazione: Thousand Oaks, California : , : CQ Press, , 2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (457 p.)
• Disciplina: 324.27309
• Soggetto topico: Political parties - United States - History
• Soggetto geografico: United States Politics and government
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): HersheyMarjorie Randon
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: GUIDE TO U.S. POLITICAL PARTIES-FRONT COVER; GUIDE TO U.S. POLITICAL PARTIES; SUMMARY TABLE OF CONTENTS; TABLE OF CONTENTS; ABOUT THE EDITORS; CONTRIBUTORS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I: WHAT ARE PARTIES FOR?; CHAPTER 1: PARTIES AND THE RESPONSE TO CHANGE: THE REPRESENTATION AND MOBILIZATION OF DIVISIONS IN A NATION; CHAPTER 2: POLITICAL PARTIES: RECRUITING LEADERS AND STRUCTURING ELECTIONS; CHAPTER 3: PARTIES AS COORDINATORS: CAN PARTIES UNITE WHAT THE CONSTITUTION DIVIDES?; CHAPTER 4: WHAT THE PARTIES STAND FOR ; CHAPTER 5: PARTIES IN THE AMERICAN POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT: SHAPED, ADAPTIVE, AND SHAPERSPART II: HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE PARTIES; CHAPTER 6: THE ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT OF U.S. POLITICAL PARTIES, 1790-1861; CHAPTER 7: POLITICAL PARTIES IN THE AGE OF INDUSTRIALIZATION: FROM THEIR GOLDEN AGE THROUGH THE PROGRESSIVE ERA; CHAPTER 8: CONSTRUCTING A NEW MAJORITY: THE DEPRESSION, THE NEW DEAL, AND THE DEMOCRATS; CHAPTER 9: PARTISANSHIP, SECTIONALISM, AND RACE: CIVIL RIGHTS AND PARTY DEVELOPMENT FROM THE 1950S THROUGH THE 1970S ; CHAPTER 10: PARTIES REVISED AND REVIVED: DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS IN THE AGE OF REAGAN, 1980 TO 2000CHAPTER 11: POLARIZATION AND VOLATILITY: THE STATE OF THE PARTY SYSTEM IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY; PART III: PARTY ORGANIZATIONS; CHAPTER 12: THE NATURE OF PARTY ORGANIZATIONS; CHAPTER 13: FROM MACHINES TO SERVICE CENTERS: THE EVOLUTION OF STATE AND LOCAL POLITICAL PARTIES; CHAPTER 14: THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE NATIONAL PARTY COMMITTEES; CHAPTER 15: THE IMPACT OF REFORM ON NATIONAL PARTY FINANCING AND CAMPAIGNING; CHAPTER 16: PARTY ACTIVISTS ; CHAPTER 17: VOTE-SEEKING THIRD PARTIES IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURYPART IV: PARTIES IN THE ELECTORATE; CHAPTER 18: THE NATURE OF PARTISAN IDENTIFICATION; CHAPTER 19: PARTY IDENTIFICATION AND ISSUE ATTITUDES; CHAPTER 20: INDEPENDENTS AND AMERICAN ELECTIONS; CHAPTER 21: PRIMARY ELECTIONS AND CAUCUSES; CHAPTER 22: PARTISANSHIP IN GENERAL ELECTIONS; CHAPTER 23: DIFFERING VIEWS ON POLARIZATION OF THE ELECTORATE; PART V: PARTIES IN GOVERNMENT; CHAPTER 24: EBBS AND FLOWS IN THE POWER OF CONGRESSIONAL PARTY LEADERS SINCE 1910 ; CHAPTER 25: DIFFERENCES IN PARTY LEADERSHIP AND CONTROL AMONG THE U.S. HOUSE, U.S. SENATE, AND STATE LEGISLATURESCHAPTER 26: WHAT INFLUENCE DO THE PARTIES HAVE IN THE PRESIDENCY AND THE BUREAUCRACY?; CHAPTER 27: PARTISAN CONTROL OF GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC POLICY; CHAPTER 28: POLITICAL PARTIES AND THE CHANGING MEDIA ENVIRONMENT; PART VI: PARTIES IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT; CHAPTER 29: POLITICAL PARTIES AND INTEREST GROUPS: PARTIES AS NETWORKS; CHAPTER 30: THE STANDARD OF RESPONSIBLE PARTIES; CHAPTER 31: POLITICAL PARTIES AND ECONOMIC INEQUALITY; CONCLUSION; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: This reference work presents the major conceptual approaches to the study of U.S. political parties and the national party system, describing the organization and behavior of U.S. political parties in thematic, narrative chapters that help undergraduate students better understand party origins, historical development, and current operations. Further, it provides researchers with in-depth analysis of important subtopics and connections to other aspects of politics.
• Altri titoli varianti: Guide to U.S. political parties; U.S. political parties
• Titolo autorizzato: CQ Press guide to U.S. political parties
• ISBN: 1-4833-6473-9; 1-78402-589-5; 1-4833-4646-3; 1-4833-4645-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910480552603321
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