Introduction : an appreciation of parties and partisanship
Glorious traditions of antipartyism and moments of appreciation
Glorious traditions of antipartyism : holism
Glorious traditions of antipartyism : fatal divisiveness
Moments of appreciation
Post-party depression
Progressive antipartyism
The anxiety of influence
Correcting the system : association, participation, and deliberation
The moral distinctiveness of "party ID"
Partisanship and independence
Centrism and extremism and an ethic of partisanship
Militant democracy : banning parties
Conclusion
Notes
Index.
On the side of the angels : an appreciation of parties and partisanship by Nancy L. Rosenblum. ISBN 9780691135342. Published by Princeton University Press in 2008. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.