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The Democratic Party heads north, 1877-1962 /

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 conven...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ware, Alan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The South and the Democratic coalition
  • The dynamics of party coalition building
  • The unstable party equilibrium, 1877-1896
  • The re-assembling of the Democratic coalition, 1896-1912
  • Woodrow Wilson and the failure to re-shape the Democratic coalition, 1912-1920
  • How could a winning Democratic coalition be constructed, 1920-1932?
  • Democratic Party dominance or restored party equilibrium, 1938-1952?
  • The two parties' coalitions come under threat, 1952-1962
  • Conclusions.