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Packed with the latest research, POLITICS, PARTIES AND ELECTIONS IN AMERICA provides a comprehensive account of what political parties do, how they are organized, how party leaders behave, the functions of political parties and their limitations, the unique features of American political parties, and the impact of political parties within the American political system. The text is straightforward, presenting rigorous concepts and recent scholarship in a manner that students can readily understand. Its balanced and up-to-date coverage of political parties imparts practical knowledge of the realities of political life.
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This undergraduate-level textbook by Bibby (U. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) and Schaffner (American U. in Washington, DC) introduces the political science literature on the United States party system, structuring the material around the central theme parties influencing and being influenced by the electoral context within which they operate. It offers chapters on party realignments in American history, characteristics of the party system, party organizations, nominations for state and congressional offices, presidential nominating politics, political parties and the voters, campaign finance and strategy in the general election, and party behavior in government. A new conclusion reviews the importance of parties in the American political system and reflects on recent partisan polarization. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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