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Author Sinclair, Barbara, 1940-

Title Party wars : polarization and the politics of national policy making / Barbara Sinclair.

Publication Info. Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2006]
©2006

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Description xix, 424 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Series The Julian J. Rothbaum distinguished lecture series ; v. 10
Julian J. Rothbaum distinguished lecture series ; v. 10.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-393) and index.
Contents From Sam Rayburn to Newt Gingrich: the development of the Partisan Congress -- The Republican party moves right: right-wing intellectuals and Evangelical Christians transform the Republican party -- The internal engines of partisan polarization: the house in the Democratic era -- The internal engines of partisan polarization: the Republican house -- Unorthodox lawmaking in the hyperpartisan house -- Partisan polarization, individualism, and lawmaking in the Senate -- The President and Congress in a polarized environment -- Filibuster strategies and PR wars: strategic responses to the transformed environment -- From fluid coalitions to armed camps: the polarization of the National Political Community -- The consequences of partisan polarization: the bad, the ugly, and the good?
Subject Political parties -- United States.
Political parties.
United States.
Party affiliation -- United States.
Party affiliation.
United States -- Politics and government.
Politics and government.
Partis politiques -- États-Unis.
Partis politiques -- Adhésion -- États-Unis.
États-Unis -- Politique et gouvernement.
ISBN 0806137568 alkaline paper
9780806137568 alkaline paper
0806137797 paperback alkaline paper
9780806137797 paperback alkaline paper
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