Party Organizations in American Politics
Author | : Cornelius Cotter |
Publisher | : University of Pittsburgh Pre |
Total Pages | : 230 |
Release | : 1989-09-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780822974451 |
ISBN-13 | : 0822974452 |
Rating | : 4/5 (452 Downloads) |
Download or read book Party Organizations in American Politics written by Cornelius Cotter and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. This book was released on 1989-09-15 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contradicting the conventional political wisdom of the 1970s, which said state political parties were dormant and verging upon extinction, this book reveals that state party organizations actually grew stronger in the 1960s and 1970s. Reprinted with a new preface that covers changes in the 1980s in electoral politics, Party Organizations in American Politics encourages a reappraisal of scholarly treatment of party organization in political science.