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The American political party system : continuity and change over ten presidential elections / John S. Jackson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jackson, John S., 1940-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political parties--United States--History.
- Political parties.
- Presidents.
- History.
- Two-party systems.
- United States.
- Two-party systems--United States--History.
- Political conventions--United States--History.
- Political conventions.
- Presidents--United States--Nomination--History.
- Presidents--United States--Election--History.
- Political culture--United States--History.
- Political culture.
- Presidents--Election.
- Presidents--Nomination.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 243 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2014.
- Summary:
- Traces the marked changes in the presidential nomination system from the age of party insiders, or "bosses" to today's practice of presidential primaries and party activists dictating nominations. Explains the changing environment surrounding elections, party politics, and the evolution of the presidency.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-228) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780815726371
- 0815726376
- OCLC:
- 881560345
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