Title U.S. political parties / editor, Marjorie Randon Hershey ; associate editors, Barry C. Burden, Christina Wolbrecht ; acquisitions editor, Jim Brace-Thompson ; editorial assistant, Josh Benjamin ; developmental editor, Carole Maurer ; production editor, Jane Haenel ; copy editor, Mark Bast ; proofreader, Kristin Bergstad ; indexer, Joan Shapiro ; cover designer, Glenn Vogel ; marketing manager, Carmel Schrire

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Description 1 online resource (457 pages) Contents GUIDE TO U.S. POLITICAL PARTIES-FRONT COVER; GUIDE TO U.S. POLITICAL PARTIES; SUMMARY TABLE OF CONTENTS; TABLE OF CONTENTS; ABOUT THE EDITORS; CONTRIBUTORS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I: WHAT ARE PARTIES FOR?; CHAPTER 1: PARTIES AND THE RESPONSE TO CHANGE: THE REPRESENTATION AND MOBILIZATION OF DIVISIONS IN A NATION; CHAPTER 2: POLITICAL PARTIES: RECRUITING LEADERS AND STRUCTURING ELECTIONS; CHAPTER 3: PARTIES AS COORDINATORS: CAN PARTIES UNITE WHAT THE CONSTITUTION DIVIDES?; CHAPTER 4: WHAT THE PARTIES STAND FOR CHAPTER 5: PARTIES IN THE AMERICAN POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT: SHAPED, ADAPTIVE, AND SHAPERSPART II: HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE PARTIES; CHAPTER 6: THE ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT OF U.S. POLITICAL PARTIES, 1790-1861; CHAPTER 7: POLITICAL PARTIES IN THE AGE OF INDUSTRIALIZATION: FROM THEIR GOLDEN AGE THROUGH THE PROGRESSIVE ERA; CHAPTER 8: CONSTRUCTING A NEW MAJORITY: THE DEPRESSION, THE NEW DEAL, AND THE DEMOCRATS; CHAPTER 9: PARTISANSHIP, SECTIONALISM, AND RACE: CIVIL RIGHTS AND PARTY DEVELOPMENT FROM THE 1950S THROUGH THE 1970S CHAPTER 10: PARTIES REVISED AND REVIVED: DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS IN THE AGE OF REAGAN, 1980 TO 2000CHAPTER 11: POLARIZATION AND VOLATILITY: THE STATE OF THE PARTY SYSTEM IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY; PART III: PARTY ORGANIZATIONS; CHAPTER 12: THE NATURE OF PARTY ORGANIZATIONS; CHAPTER 13: FROM MACHINES TO SERVICE CENTERS: THE EVOLUTION OF STATE AND LOCAL POLITICAL PARTIES; CHAPTER 14: THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE NATIONAL PARTY COMMITTEES; CHAPTER 15: THE IMPACT OF REFORM ON NATIONAL PARTY FINANCING AND CAMPAIGNING; CHAPTER 16: PARTY ACTIVISTS CHAPTER 17: VOTE-SEEKING THIRD PARTIES IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURYPART IV: PARTIES IN THE ELECTORATE; CHAPTER 18: THE NATURE OF PARTISAN IDENTIFICATION; CHAPTER 19: PARTY IDENTIFICATION AND ISSUE ATTITUDES; CHAPTER 20: INDEPENDENTS AND AMERICAN ELECTIONS; CHAPTER 21: PRIMARY ELECTIONS AND CAUCUSES; CHAPTER 22: PARTISANSHIP IN GENERAL ELECTIONS; CHAPTER 23: DIFFERING VIEWS ON POLARIZATION OF THE ELECTORATE; PART V: PARTIES IN GOVERNMENT; CHAPTER 24: EBBS AND FLOWS IN THE POWER OF CONGRESSIONAL PARTY LEADERS SINCE 1910 CHAPTER 25: DIFFERENCES IN PARTY LEADERSHIP AND CONTROL AMONG THE U.S. HOUSE, U.S. SENATE, AND STATE LEGISLATURESCHAPTER 26: WHAT INFLUENCE DO THE PARTIES HAVE IN THE PRESIDENCY AND THE BUREAUCRACY?; CHAPTER 27: PARTISAN CONTROL OF GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC POLICY; CHAPTER 28: POLITICAL PARTIES AND THE CHANGING MEDIA ENVIRONMENT; PART VI: PARTIES IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT; CHAPTER 29: POLITICAL PARTIES AND INTEREST GROUPS: PARTIES AS NETWORKS; CHAPTER 30: THE STANDARD OF RESPONSIBLE PARTIES; CHAPTER 31: POLITICAL PARTIES AND ECONOMIC INEQUALITY; CONCLUSION; INDEX Summary This one-volume reference presents the major conceptual approaches to the study of U.S. political parties and the national party system, describing the organization and behavior of U.S. political parties in thematic, narrative chapters that help undergraduate students better understand party origins, historical development, and current operations. Further, it provides researchers with in-depth analysis of important subtopics and connections to other aspects of politics. Key Features: Thematic, narrative chapters, organized into six major parts, provide the context, as well as in-depth Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Audience Specialized Notes English Print version record Subject Political parties -- United States -- History Political parties Politics and government SUBJECT United States -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140410 Subject United States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Hershey, Marjorie Randon, editor Burden, Barry C., editor Wolbrecht, Christina, editor Brace-Thompson, Jim, editor Josh Benjamin, editor Maurer, Carole, editor Haenel, Jane, editor Bast, Mark, editor Bergstad, Kristin, proofreader Shapiro, Joan, bibliographic antecedent Vogel, Glenn, cover designer Schrire, Carmel, production manager ISBN 1784025895 9781784025892 1483346463 9781483346465 1483346455 9781483346458

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