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National party conventions, 1831-2008.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- NATIONAL PARTY CONVENTIONS.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political conventions--United States--History.
- Political conventions.
- United States.
- History.
- Political parties--United States--History.
- Political parties.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 375 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, [2010]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Preconvention politics, 1789-1828. Presidential politics ; Caucus system ; Demise of the caucus ; Trend toward conventions
- Presidential Primaries. Front-loaded process ; Evolutionary process ; Nominations reform : reversal of fortune ; Nominations today
- Nominating conventions. Convention sites ; Delegate selection ; Controversial rules ; Convention officers ; Party platforms ; Filling vacancies ; Communications and the media
- Convention chronology, 1831-2008
- Key convention ballots
- Appendix, Political parties and candidates. U.S. presidents and vice-presidents ; Historical profiles of American political parties ; Biographical directory of presidential and vice-presidential candidates ; Political party nominees, 1831-2008.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-347) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781604266535
- 1604266538
- Publisher Number:
- 99990103280
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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