The Partisan Imperative: The Dynamics of American Politics Before the Civil War

by Joel H. Silbey

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Was slavery really the most significant issue in American politics just before the Civil War? No, says Joel Silbey in this provocative revisionist work. Using the insights of the new political history (to which he has been a major contributor), Silbey shows how local issues, ethnic and religious attitudes, and, most important, the power and persistence of national political parties were actually the key elements animating the political life of the...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0195035518

ISBN13:9780195035513

Release Date:April 1985

Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA

Length:234 Pages

Weight:1.28 lbs.

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Americas Elections & Political Process History Language Arts Military Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Social Science

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