01689cam a2200313 a 4500 2132263 BD-DhUL 20181213120002.0 940914s1995 ilua b 00100 eng 94036879 0226012727 alkaline paper paperback 2132263 ANL eng ANL BD-DhUL n-us--- JK2261 .A46 1995 324.27309 20 ALW Aldrich, John H. (John Herbert), 1947- Why parties? : the origin and transformation of political parties in America / John H. Aldrich. Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 1995. xi, 349 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. USD 20.00 American politics and political economy series Includes bibliographical references and index. Pt. 1. Political Parties and Democracy. 1. Politics and Parties in America. 2. Why Parties Form -- Pt. 2. Party Formation in America, 1790-1860. 3. Founding the First Parties: Institutions and Social Choice. 4. Jacksonian Democracy: The Mass Party and Collective Action. 5. Whigs and Republicans: Institutions, Issue Agendas, and Ambition -- Pt. 3. The New Political Party in Contemporary America. 6. Party Activists and Partisan Cleavages in Contemporary Elections. 7. Political Parties and Governance. 8. The Critical Era of the 1960s -- Pt. 4. Conclusions. 9. Political Parties, Historical Dynamics, and Democratic Politics. Political parties United States History. United States Politics and government. American politics and political economy ddc BK 245269 245269 0 0 ddc 0 324_273090000000000_ALW 0 NFIC 373334 DUL DUL GEN 2006-08-08 Purchased 324.27309 ALW 420939 2018-12-13 2018-12-13 BK