Women, Partisanship, and the Congress

by Jocelyn Jones Evans and Evans Jocelyn Jones

As women increasingly play a role and gain ever greater prominence in congressional politics, they need to navigate the at times conflicting demands of loyalty to party culture, responsiveness to party leadership, political goals, and the need to get reelected. Based on extensive interviews and historical research, this book examines differences between Republican and Democratic political cultures, how these differences affect women members of Congress...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403966621
• ISBN13: 9781403966629
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 161 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.6"