No middle ground
Subtitle: how informal party organizations control nominations and polarize legislatures
By: Seth E. Masket.
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Ann Arbor
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
ISBN-13: 9780472116898
Subjects: California. -- Legislature -- History; Political parties -- California; Politics, Practical -- California; California -- Politics and government
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The modern political party; title: The true character of politicians; title: 150 years of legislative party behavior; title: A visit to the smoke-filled room; title: Measuring the power of informal party organizations.