Presidential party building :: Dwight D. Eisenhower to George W. Bush /

Modern presidents are usually depicted as party ""predators"" who neglect their parties, exploit them for personal advantage, or undercut their organizational capacities. Challenging this view, Presidential Party Building demonstrates that every Republican president since Dwight...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Galvin, Daniel
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2010.
Schriftenreihe:Princeton studies in American politics.
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Zusammenfassung:Modern presidents are usually depicted as party ""predators"" who neglect their parties, exploit them for personal advantage, or undercut their organizational capacities. Challenging this view, Presidential Party Building demonstrates that every Republican president since Dwight D. Eisenhower worked to build his party into a more durable political organization while every Democratic president refused to do the same. Yet whether they supported their party or stood in its way, each president contributed to the distinctive organizational trajectories taken by the two parties in the modern era.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xii, 338 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781400831173
1400831172
9786612964428
6612964421
1282964429
9781282964426

Es ist kein Print-Exemplar vorhanden.

Volltext öffnen