Democratizing the Old Dominion
Virginia and the Second Party System, 1824-61
Published on 28. February 1997
Book
Hardback
480 pages
978-0-8139-1654-5 (ISBN)
Description
The emergence of the two-party system in the 1830s led to the democratization of the nation and to decades of heated dispute about democracy. This work demonstrates that Virginia typified the nation more closely than any other state in the emergence of this political system.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Charlottesville
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Laminated cover
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 242 mm
Width: 162 mm
Thickness: 34 mm
Weight
898 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8139-1654-5 (9780813916545)
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Person
William G. Shade is Professor of History and Director of American Studies at Lehigh University. His publications include Banks or No Banks: The Money Issue in Western Politics, 1832-1865; The Evolution of Electoral Systems; and Our American Sisters: Women in American Life and Thought.