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Why Parties Matter: Political Competition and Democracy in the American South Paperback - 2018
by John H. Aldrich; John D. Griffin
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- Title Why Parties Matter: Political Competition and Democracy in the American South
- Author John H. Aldrich; John D. Griffin
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 304
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Chicago Press
- Date 2018
- Features Bibliography, Index
- ISBN 9780226495378 / 022649537X
- Weight 0.95 lbs (0.43 kg)
- Dimensions 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 in (22.61 x 15.24 x 2.03 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Chronological Period: 21st Century
- Cultural Region: South
- Library of Congress subjects Political parties - Southern States - History, Democracy - Southern States - History
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2017022086
- Dewey Decimal Code 324.273
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Paperback / softback. New. Since the founding of the American Republic, the North and South have followed remarkably different paths of political development. Among the factors that have led to their divergence throughout much of history are differences in the levels of competition among the political parties. While the North has generally enjoyed a well-defined two-party system, the South has tended to have only weakly developed political parties and at times no system of parties to speak of. With Why Parties Matter, John H. Aldrich and John D. Griffin make a compelling case that competition between political parties is an essential component of a democracy that is responsive to its citizens and thus able to address their concerns. Tracing the history of the parties through four eras the Democratic-Whig party era that preceded the Civil War; the post-Reconstruction period; the Jim Crow era, when competition between the parties virtually disappeared; and the modern era Aldrich and Griffin show how…
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