Invention of party politics, the: federalism, popular sovereignty, and constitutional development in jacksonian illinois
Auteur :
Leonard, Gerald
Éditeur :
The University of North Carolina Press
ISBN :
9781469614885
Date de publication :
1 févr. 2014
Dimensions :
23,3 x 15,5 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
508 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This ambitious work uncovers the constitutional foundations of that most essential institution of modern democracy, the political party. Taking on Richard Hofstadter's classic The Idea of a Party System, it rejects the standard view that Martin Van Buren and other Jacksonian politicians had the idea of a modern party system in mind when they built the original Democratic party.