Ideas of power : the politics of American party ideology development /

"This book tells the story of American party ideology development by chronicling the ideas and rhetoric articulated by the two major parties throughout U.S. history: from the Federalists and Republicans of the late eighteenth century, to the Whigs and Democrats of the mid-nineteenth century, to...

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Main Authors: Lewis, Verlan
Published: Cambridge University Press,
Publisher Address: Cambridge, United Kingdom :
Publication Dates: 2019.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Summary: "This book tells the story of American party ideology development by chronicling the ideas and rhetoric articulated by the two major parties throughout U.S. history: from the Federalists and Republicans of the late eighteenth century, to the Whigs and Democrats of the mid-nineteenth century, to the Republicans and Democrats of today. Unlike most scholars of American party ideologies, I emphasize how they have changed over time rather than how they have stayed the same"--
Carrier Form: xvii, 202 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-197) and index.
ISBN: 9781108476799
1108476791
9781108701549
110870154X
Index Number: JK2261
CLC: D771.264-09
Call Number: D771.264-09/L676
Contents: The liberal conservative myth and political science -- A political theory of American party ideology development -- The presidency and party theories of foreign intervention -- Unified government and party theories of economic intervention -- The Supreme Court and party theories of judicial intervention -- Politics, history, and American party ideology development.