Challengers to duopoly : why third parties matter in American two-party politics / / J. David Gillespie
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| Autore: |
Gillespie J. David <1944->
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| Titolo: |
Challengers to duopoly : why third parties matter in American two-party politics / / J. David Gillespie
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| Pubblicazione: | [Columbia, S.C.], : University of South Carolina Press, 2012 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 324.273 |
| Soggetto topico: | Third parties (United States politics) - History |
| Political participation - United States - History | |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Politics and government |
| Classificazione: | POL015000POL008000 |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- 1: Duopoly and its Challengers -- 2: Protecting Major-Party Turf -- 3: On the Outside, Looking In -- 4: Constitutionalists, Greens, and Libertarians -- 5: The Early Years: Short-Lived Parties before 1860 -- 6: Union, Reform, and Class: Short-Lived Parties, 1860-1908 -- 7: Thunder Left and Right: Short-Lived Parties, 1912-1960s -- 8: George Wallace and Beyond: Short-Lived Parties, 1968 and After -- 9: The New Independents: The Anderson and Perot Movements -- 10: Taking the Less-Traveled Road: Women, African Americans, Latinos -- 11: Doctrinal Parties 1: The Socialists and Communists -- 12: Doctrinal Parties 2: The Neo-Nazis -- 13: State/Local Significant Others -- 14: Looking Back, Looking Ahead: The Third-Party Legacy and the Future -- Appendix 1: Web Sites of Nonmajor Parties and Related Information Sources -- Appendix 2: Minor-Party and Independent Candidates Receiving More Than 1 Percent of Popular Vote for President -- Appendix 3: Candidates and Votes for President, 2008 -- Appendix 4: Third-Party and Independent Gubernatorial Popular Elections -- Appendix 5: Third-Party Presence (Excluding Independents) at Opening Sessions of the U.S. Congress -- Appendix 6: Post-World War II Third-Party and Independent Members of Congress -- Notes -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- Index of Parties, Associations, and People. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "An overview of third parties in the American political system"-- |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Challengers to duopoly |
| ISBN: | 1-283-87233-1 |
| 1-61117-112-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910811995603321 |
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