American political parties and elections a very short introduction / [electronic resource] :
American political parties & elections
L. Sandy Maisel.
- New York : Oxford University Press, c2007.
- xvi, 175 p. : ill.
- Very short introductions ; 169 .
- Very short introductions ; 169. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-161) and index.
The context of American elections and political parties -- A brief history of American political parties -- Party organizations : what do they look like? what do they do? -- Who are Republicans? who are Democrats? who are the "others"? -- Presidential elections : nominating campaigns and general elections -- Subnational nominations and elections -- Far from the perfect democracy.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Elections--United States. Political parties--United States.