Engines of Change: Party Factions in American Politics, 1868-2010 (Studies in Postwar American Political Development)
"Reaching back a century and a half, this work is chock full of interesting information about U.S. party factions.  Yes, parties taken alone may be the main game, DiSalvo argues, but we make an analytic mistake by not dwelling enough on the Tea Party, the New Democrats, the Dixiecrats and other eruptions of that sort.  Party factions can set policy agendas, throw their weight around in Congress and in presidential nominating, and otherwise make a difference."--David Mayhew, Sterling Professor of Political Science, Yale University"Engines of Change is destined to change political scientists' understanding of the American political system. In this original work, Daniel DiSalvo locates the primary source of movement in American politics in the party faction, between interest groups and the political party as a whole. DiSalvo develops his thesis without recourse to ponderous jargon, making his case through a wonderfully rich and informative investigation of political history from the Stalwarts of 1870s to the Tea Party of today."--James W. Ceaser, Harry F. Byrd Professor of Politics, University of Virginia