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Author Mayhew, David R., author

Title Placing parties in American politics : organization, electoral settings, and government activity in the twentieth century / David R. Mayhew
Published Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1986]
©1986

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Contents pt. 1. A Geography of Organization in the Late 1960s -- Forms of Organization -- Regular Organization States -- States with "Persistent factionalism" -- States of the Confederate South -- The Northern Tier and Plains States -- The Western States -- Summary of State Sketches -- pt. 2. Background and Implications -- The Historical Background -- Environments and Processes -- Government Activity -- Progressive Reform and the New Deal Coalition
Summary This work on the structure of American parties combines the breadth that has been characteristic of voter analyses and the richness found in case studies of local party organizations. Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905
Analysis United States Political parties, 1965-1985
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Notes In English
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Subject Political parties -- United States.
Elections -- United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Elections.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General.
HISTORY -- General.
Elections
Political parties
United States
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781400854523
1400854520
9780691610566
0691610568