Engines of Change
Party Factions in American Politics, 1868-2010
1st Edition
Published on 15. June 2012
272 pages
978-0-19-989171-9 (ISBN)
Description
Engines of Change, which is in the Oxford Studies in Postwar American Political Development series, provides the first full account of the role of national intra-party "factions" in American politics. Drawing from the last 150 years of American political history, DiSalvo explains how factions have shaped the parties' ideologies, impacted presidential nominations, structured patterns of presidential governance, and impacted the development of the American state.
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Content
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- 1. Four Questions About American Party Factions
- 2. Factions and the Study of American Political Parties
- 3. The Conveyor Belts of Ideas: Factions and Party Ideology
- 4. Selecting a Party Leader: Factions and Presidential Nominations
- 5. Breaking Up the Party: Factions and Splinter Parties
- 6. Power Distributors: Party Factions in Congress
- 7. Shaping the Situation: Factions and Presidential Governance
- 8. Factions and American State Building
- 9. Factions, Party Responsibility, and American Institutions
- Appendix: Canvassing Multiple Sources
- Notes
- Index
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- C
- D
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- F
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