Engines of Change Party Factions in American Politics, 1868-2010

Name: Engines of Change Party Factions in American Politics, 1868-2010
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ISBN: 9780199891702

ISBN-10: 0199891702

ISBN-13: 9780199891702

Edition: 2012

Authors: Daniel DiSalvo

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In Engines of Change, which is part the Oxford Studies in Postwar American Political Development series, Daniel DiSalvo provides the first full account of the role of these national intra-party "factions" in American politics. A faction, as defined here, is a party sub-unit that has enoughideological consistency, organizational capacity, and temporal durability to sustain intra-party conflict. Drawing from the last 150 years of American political history, DiSalvo explains how factions have shaped the parties' ideologies, impacted presidential nominations, structured patterns ofpresidential governance, and impacted the development of the American state. He demonstrates that factions can…

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List price: $83.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/20/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 264
Size: 9.29" wide x 6.10" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Preface



Four Questions About American Party Factions



Factions and the Study of American Political Parties



The 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: Party Factions in Congress



Shaping the Situation: Factions and Presidential Governance



Factions and American State Building



Factions, Party Responsibility, and American Institutions


Appendix: Canvassing Multiple Sources


Notes


Index