Third parties in America : citizen response to major party failure /
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Author / Creator: | Rosenstone, Steven J., author. |
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Edition: | Second edition, revised and expanded. |
Imprint: | Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1996] |
Description: | 1 online resource () : illustrations |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13537895 |
Summary: | In recent years a growing number of citizens have defected from the major parties to third party presidential candidates. Over the past three decades, independent campaigns led by George Wallace, John Anderson, and Ross Perot have attracted more electoral support than at any time since the 1920s. Third Parties in America explains why and when the two-party system deteriorates and third parties flourish. Relying on data from presidential elections between 1840 and 1992, it identifies the situations in which Americans abandon the major parties and shows how third parties encourage major party responsiveness and broader representation of political interests. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource () : illustrations |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-302) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780691190525 0691190526 0691026130 9780691026138 |