商品簡介
While the first edition of this text on party politics in the United States came at a time when theories of party decline were in the ascendancy, this fifth edition, edited by Brewer (political science, U. of Maine) and Maisel (government, Colby College), demonstrates a contrasting emphasis on party resurgence. Nevertheless, despite the change in emphasis, the basic topics of party politics in the United States of interest to scholars of political science and government remain consistent, as is reflected in the subjects examined in this volume's 13 chapters: the American political party system in global comparison, parties and the crafting of electoral coalitions, ideologies and party polarization, local party viability and objectives, the dynamics of national parties, the role of parties in the presidential nominating contests, political parties and campaign finance, political parties and the media, the role of parties in the congressional policy process, and the impact of partisan presidential appointments. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Mark D. Brewer is associate professor of political science at the University of Maine. He is widely published and the author or coauthor of numerous journal articles and books, including Party Images in the American Electorate; Diverging Parties; Split: Class and Cultural Divides in American Politics;and Parties and Elections in America.
L. Sandy Maisel is William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Government and director of the Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement at Colby College. He is the general editor of Political Parties and Elections in the United States; coauthor of Parties and Elections in America, and author or co-author of dozens of journal articles and book chapters.
