| The American Political Nation, 1838-1893 Contributor(s): Silbey, Joel H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0804718784 ISBN-13: 9780804718783 Publisher: Stanford University Press OUR PRICE: $133.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1991 Annotation: " Imagine a society in which parties dominate the political system. They select the candidates, articulate distinct ideologies, oversee the conduct of elections, virtually monopolize political communications, mobilize voters, organize legislatures, structure roll-call votes, and (more generally) determine the shape of public policy. . . . For those of us familiar with the parties of the 1990s, imagining such a political order strains our creative capacities. Yet only a century ago, the United States was such a society. And Joel Silbey' s book brilliantly captures and recreates that world. . . . Each of the chapters offers a cogently argued, detailed, and richly textured picture of a bygone world in which citizens were avowedly, uncompromisingly, and proudly partisan. . . . The fact that this book will raise questions, evoke intellectual disputes, and stimulate new research is simply another sign of its significance and importance." -- American Political Science Review |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 973.5 |
| LCCN: 90025813 |
| Lexile Measure: 1420 |
| Series: Stanford Studies in the New Political History |
| Physical Information: 1.03" H x 6.28" W x 9.26" (1.49 lbs) 360 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a detailed analysis and description of a unique era in American political history, one in which political parties were the dominant dynamic force at work structuring and directing the political world. |
