Engines of Change
Author | : Daniel DiSalvo |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 259 |
Release | : 2012-06-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199891719 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199891710 |
Rating | : 4/5 (710 Downloads) |
Download or read book Engines of Change written by Daniel DiSalvo and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-06-15 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engines of Change, which is in the Oxford Studies in Postwar American Political Development series, provides the first full account of the role of national intra-party "factions" in American politics. Drawing from the last 150 years of American political history, DiSalvo explains how factions have shaped the parties' ideologies, impacted presidential nominations, structured patterns of presidential governance, and impacted the development of the American state.