American political parties : why they formed, how they function, and where they're headed / John Kenneth White, Matthew R. Kerbel.

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"American Political Parties is a core textbook on political parties in the United States. The book places the American party system into a framework designed around the disagreements between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. It argues that the two-party system in the United States began with...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Party on!
Main Authors: White, John Kenneth, 1952- (Author)
Kerbel, Matthew Robert, 1958- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, [2022]
Subjects:
Political parties > United States > History.
Two-party systems > United States.
Political culture > United States.
Bipartisme > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / General.
Political culture.
Political parties.
Two-party systems.
United States.
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:xix, 233 pages ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Preface: How We Got Here
  • Introduction: An Election Like No Other
  • Hamilton vs. Jefferson: How Political Parties Began
  • The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of Party Politics
  • Party Organizations in the Twenty-First Century
  • Nominating Presidents
  • Party Brand Loyalty and the American Voter
  • Parties and Social Media
  • Finance and Transitional Political Parties
  • Elected Officials in an Age of Hyper-Partisanship
  • Third Parties in the Twenty-First Century
  • Conclusion: Where Are We Going?