Political parties and democracy
Politics and parties in America
Why parties form
Party formation in America, 1790-1860
Prologue
Founding the first parties: institutions and social choice
Jacksonian democracy: the mass party and collective action
Whigs and republicans: institutions, issue agendas, and ambition
The new political party in contemporary America
Prologue
Party activists and partisan cleavages in contemporary elections
Political parties and governance
The critical era of the 1960s
Conclusions
Political parties, historical dynamics, and democratic politics.
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Why parties? : a second look by John Herbert Aldrich. ISBN 9780226012742. Published by University of Chicago Press in 2011. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
