No middle ground
Subtitle: how informal party organizations control nominations and polarize legislatures
By: Seth E. Masket
Edition: 1st pbk ed.
Publisher: University Of Michigan Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Ann Arbor
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
ISBN-13: 9780472034673
Subjects: Politics and government; California. Legislature; Practical Politics; California; Political parties; History
Notes: Originally published: 2009.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-218) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : extreme partisanship; 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; title: Conclusion : the price and payoff of parties; title: List of interviews.