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Women, partisanship, and the Congress /
As women increasingly play a role and gain ever greater prominence in congressional politics, they need to navigate the at times conflicting demands of loyalty to party culture, responsiveness to party leadership, political goals, and the need to get reelected. Based on extensive interviews and hist...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2005.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | As women increasingly play a role and gain ever greater prominence in congressional politics, they need to navigate the at times conflicting demands of loyalty to party culture, responsiveness to party leadership, political goals, and the need to get reelected. Based on extensive interviews and historical research, this book examines differences between Republican and Democratic political cultures, how these differences affect women members of Congress as they pursue agendas and seek to bolster their electability, and the effectiveness of women within an institution traditionally dominated by men. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 161 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781403978905 1403978905 1281364320 9781281364326 9781403966629 1403966621 |