Contesting democracy
Subtitle: substance and structure in American political history, 1775-2000
By: edited by Byron E. Shafer and Anthony J. Badger.
Contributors: Shafer, Byron E.; Badger, Anthony J.
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Lawrence, Kan
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
Subjects: Democracy -- United States -- History.; Political culture -- United States -- History.; United States -- Politics and government.; United States -- Politics and government -- Historiography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: State development in the early republic: substance and structure, 1780-1840 / Ronald P. Formisano; title: The nationalization and racialization of American politics: before, beneath, and between parties, 1790-1840 / David Waldstreicher; title: "To one or another of these parties every man belongs": the American political experience from Andrew Jackson to the Civil War / Joel H. Silbey; title: Change and continuity in the party period: the substance and structure of American politics, 1835-1885 / Michael F. Holt; title: The transformation of American politics: political institutions and public policy, 1865-1910 / Peter H. Argersinger; title: Democracy, Republicanism, and efficiency: the values of American politics, 1885-1930 / Richard Jensen; title: The limits of federal power and social politics, 1910-1955 / Anthony J. Badger; title: The rise of rights and rights consciousness in American politics, 1930s & 1970s / James T. Patterson; title: The two majorities and the puzzle of modern American politics: economic development, issue evolution, and divided government, 1955-2000 / Byron E. Shafer.