Why Parties?: The Origin and Transformation of Political Parties in America

By John H. Aldrich

Book Overview

Why did the United States develop political parties? How and why do party alignments change? Are the party-centered elections of the past better for democratic politics than the candidate-centered... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226012727
• ISBN13: 9780226012728
• Release Date: June 1995
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 355 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"