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Engines of change [electronic resource] : party factions in American politics, 1868-2010 / Daniel DiSalvo.

By: DiSalvo, Daniel.
Series: Oxford studies in postwar American political development: Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, c2012Description: 1 online resource (xv, 242 p.).ISBN: 9780199891719 (ebk.); 0199891710 (ebk.).Subject(s): Political parties -- United States -- History | Electronic booksAdditional physical formats: Print version:: Engines of change.DDC classification: 324.27309/04 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Preface: parties and factions in American politics -- Introduction: four questions about American party factions -- Factions and the study of American political parties -- Conveyor belts of ideas: factions and party ideology -- Selecting a party leader: factions and presidential nominations -- Breaking up the party: factions and splinter parties -- Power distributors: factions in Congress -- Shaping the situation: factions and the president -- Factions and American state building -- Factions, party responsibility, and American institutions.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface: parties and factions in American politics -- Introduction: four questions about American party factions -- Factions and the study of American political parties -- Conveyor belts of ideas: factions and party ideology -- Selecting a party leader: factions and presidential nominations -- Breaking up the party: factions and splinter parties -- Power distributors: factions in Congress -- Shaping the situation: factions and the president -- Factions and American state building -- Factions, party responsibility, and American institutions.

Description based on print version record.