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Fighting for the Speakership The House and the Rise of Party Government

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Auteur:	Jenkins, Jeffery A.; Stewart
Titel:	Fighting for the Speakership The House and the Rise of Party Government
Uitgever:	Princeton University Press
ISBN:	9780691156446
ISBN boekversie:	9781400845460
Serie:	Princeton Studies in American Politics
Land van oorsprong:	United States
Prijs:	€ 44,70
Verschijningsdatum:	11-11-2012
Bericht:	Langere levertijd (2-3 weken)

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Categorie:	Political leaders & leadership
Geillustreerd:	22 line illus. 68 tables.

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Verschijningsvorm:	Paperback / softback
Paginas:	496
Hoogte mm.:	235
Breedte mm.:	152
Gewicht gr.:	680

Inhoud:

Provides a comprehensive history of how Speakers have been elected in the US House since 1789, arguing that the organizational politics of these elections were critical to the construction of mass political parties in America and laid the groundwork for the role they play in setting the agenda of Congress today.