The Austin-Boston Connection - Five Decades of House Democratic Leadership, 1937-1989 (Paperback)

For the more than fifty years that Democrats controlled the U.S. House of Representatives, leadership was divided between Massachusetts and Texas. When the Speaker was from Texas (or nearby Oklahoma), the Majority Leader was from the Boston area, and when the Speaker was from Boston, the Majority Leader was from Texas. The Austin-Boston Connection analyzes the importance of the friendships (especially mentor-protege relationships) and enmities within congressional delegations, regional affinities, and the lynchpin practice of appointing the Democratic Whip. ANTHONY M. CHAMPAGNE is a professor at the University of Texas at Dallas. DOUGLAS B. HARRIS is an associate professor at Loyola University in Maryland. JAMES W. RIDDLESPERGER JR. is a professor at Texas Christian University. GARRISON NELSON is a professor at the University of Vermont. All are political scientists.

General

Imprint:	Texas A & M University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2009
First published:	August 2009
Authors:	Anthony Champagne • Douglas B. Harris • James W. Riddlesperger • Garrison Nelson
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	338
ISBN-13:	978-1-60344-120-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
LSN:	1-60344-120-4
Barcode:	9781603441209

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