Enduring Controversies in Presidential Nominating Politics (Paperback, illustrated edition)

The process of nominating and electing a president is a spectacle that never falls to engage and excite millions of Americans - and rarely falls to enrage us, as well. Enduring Controversies in Presidential Nominating Politics retraces the more than two hundred-year history of presidential elections in the United States to provide a primer on how the process has evolved from the days of the founders, through the heyday of nominating conventions, to today's overwhelming interest in early primaries. Original essays by the editors introduce, critique, and occasionally even refute a wide variety of historical readings including Alexander Hamilton's defense of election procedures, excerpts of individual states' nominations of candidates in 1824, an overview of the impact television has had on nominating conventions, and calls for a national rotating primary scheme in 2004. As a whole, the collection reveals the common threads that run through the history of the nominating process, and points out that today's litany of complaints are not at all new.

General

Imprint:	University of Pittsburgh Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2004
First published:	August 2004
Editors:	Emmett H. Buell Jr • William G Mayer
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	336
Edition:	illustrated edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-8229-5849-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Elections & referenda
LSN:	0-8229-5849-X
Barcode:	9780822958499

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