This book, first published in 1998, presents historical analysis of the ideologies of major American parties from the early-nineteenth century onwards.

Political Ideologies and Political Parties in America puts ideology front and center in the discussion of party coalition change. Treating ideology as neither a

David Brian Robertson explains how the U.S. Constitution emerged from an intense battle between a bold vision for the nation's political future and the tenaciou

This book outlines the importance of political institutions in achieving good governance within a democratic polity.