Why Parties?: A Second Look

by John H. Aldrich

Book Overview

Since its first appearance fifteen years ago, Why Parties? has become essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the nature of American political parties. In the interim, the party system has undergone some radical changes. In this landmark book, now rewritten for the new millennium, John H. Aldrich goes beyond the clamor of arguments over whether American political parties are in resurgence or decline and undertakes a wholesale...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226012743
• ISBN13: 9780226012742
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"