Engines of change
Subtitle: party factions in American politics, 1868-2010
By: Daniel DiSalvo
Series: Oxford studies in postwar American political development
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9780199891702
Subjects: Political parties; History
Description: This title provides an account of the role of national intra-party 'factions' in American politics. Drawing from the last 150 years of American political history, DiSalvo explains how factions have shaped the parties' ideologies, impacted presidential nominations, structured patterns of presidential governance, and much more.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface: parties and factions in American politics; title: Introduction: four questions about American party factions; title: Factions and the study of American political parties; title: Conveyor belts of ideas: factions and party ideology; title: Selecting a party leader: factions and presidential nominations; title: Breaking up the party: factions and splinter parties; title: Power distributors: factions in Congress; title: Shaping the situation: factions and the president; title: Factions and American state building; title: Factions, party responsibility, and American institutions.