The Democratic Party Heads North, 1877-1962 (Paperback)

This book examines the dynamics of the American party system and explores how contemporary American politics was formed. Specifically, it asks how the Democrats could become sufficiently competitive in the American North as to be able to construct a national political majority. It rejects the conventional account, based on 'realignment theory', that between the end of Reconstruction and the Civil Rights Revolution, the base level of support for the Democratic party varied greatly from one era to another. Instead, by distinguishing between the 'building blocks' available to the Democrats in coalition formation and the aggregation of those 'blocks' into an actual coalition, the author shows that there was much less variation over time in the available 'blocks' than is usually argued. Neither the economic depression of 1893 nor the New Deal had the impact on the party system that most political scientists claim.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2006
First published:	2006
Authors:	Alan Ware
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	300
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-67500-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political parties > General Promotions
LSN:	0-521-67500-6
Barcode:	9780521675000

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