Party Ideologies in America, 1828}}}1996 [Paperback]

This book, first published in 1998, presents historical analysis of the ideologies of major American parties from the early-nineteenth century onwards.Is American politics 'ideological,' or relatively consensual? Do the American parties differ from one another and, if so, how? Party Ideologies in America, 1828-1996 is a synthetic history and analysis of the ideologies of the major American parties from the early-nineteenth century to the present. It is the only book currently in print which attempts such a broad treatment of the subject and which is empirically groundedIs American politics 'ideological,' or relatively consensual? Do the American parties differ from one another and, if so, how? Party Ideologies in America, 1828-1996 is a synthetic history and analysis of the ideologies of the major American parties from the early-nineteenth century to the present. It is the only book currently in print which attempts such a broad treatment of the subject and which is empirically groundedIs American politics ideological, or relatively consensual? Do the American parties differ from one another and, if so, how? Party Ideologies in America, 1828-1996 is a synthetic history and analysis of the ideologies of the major American parties from the early nineteenth century to the present. It is the only book currently in print that attempts such a broad treatment of the subject and that is empirically grounded.Part I. Introduction: 1. Argument; 2. Rethinking the ideology debate; Part II. The Whig-Republican Party: 3. The national epoch (18281924); 4. The neoliberal epoch (192892); Part III. The Democratic Party: 5. The Jeffersonian epoch (182892); 6. The populist epoch (18961948); 7. The universalist epoch (195292); Part IV. Conclusion: 8. What drives ideology change?; 9. Does ideology matter?; Epilogue. Party Ideologies in America is a pathbreaking effort at synthesizing dominant ideological themes in the history of the Whig/Republican and Democratic parties frol3#