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almahu_9947414714202882
Format:
1 online resource (xvii, 281 pages) :
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ISBN:
9780511611506 (ebook)
Content:
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 conventional account, based on 'realignment theory', that between the end of Reconstruction and the Civil Rights Revolution, the base level of support for the Democratic party varied greatly from one era to another. Instead, by distinguishing between the 'building blocks' available to the Democrats in coalition formation and the aggregation of those 'blocks' into an actual coalition, the author shows that there was much less variation over time in the available 'blocks' than is usually argued. Neither the economic depression of 1893 nor the New Deal had the impact on the party system that most political scientists claim.
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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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.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9780521858274
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511611506
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