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Why parties matter : political competition and democracy in the American South /
Since the founding of the American Republic, the North and South have followed remarkably different paths of political development. Among the factors that have led to their divergence throughout much of history are differences in the levels of competition among the political parties. While the North...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
The University of Chicago Press,
2018.
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| Series: | Chicago studies in American politics.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Why parties matter. "Except in the South" ; Political parties, electoral competition, and effective democratic governance
- The exceptional South. Democratic-whig parties in the Jacksonian era ; Parties in the post-reconstruction era ; Parties in the Jim Crow South ; The Southern turn to Republicanism
- The democratic fruits of party competition. Party systems and electoral competition ; Competitive party systems and democratic responsiveness ; Competitive party systems and democratic effectiveness.