國立虎尾科技大學 |

The American direct primary : = party institutionalization and transformation in the North /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The American direct primary :/ Alan Ware.
Reminder of title:	party institutionalization and transformation in the North /
Author:	Ware, Alan,
Description:	1 online resource (xv, 270 pages) :digital, PDF file(s). :
Notes:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Subject:	Primaries - History. - United States -
Subject:	United States - Defenses -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511509933
ISBN:	9780511509933 (ebook)

The American direct primary : = party institutionalization and transformation in the North /
Ware, Alan,

The American direct primary :party institutionalization and transformation in the North /Alan Ware. - 1 online resource (xv, 270 pages) :digital, PDF file(s).

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Catalytic effect of ballot reform --Part I. How the direct primary arose: --

This book rejects conventional accounts of how American political parties differ from those in other democracies. It focuses on the introduction of the direct primary and argues that primaries resulted from a process of party institutionalization initiated by party elites. It overturns the widely accepted view that, between 1902 and 1915, direct primaries were imposed on the parties by anti-party reformers intent on weakening them. An examination of particular northern states shows that often the direct primary was not controversial, and only occasionally did it involve confrontation between party 'regulars' and their opponents. Rather, the impetus for direct nominations came from attempts within the parties to subject informal procedures to formal rules. However, it proved impossible to reform the older caucus-convention system effectively, and party elites then turned to the direct primary - a device that already had become more common in rural counties in the late nineteenth century.

ISBN: 9780511509933 (ebook)Subjects--Topical Terms:

1442738
Primaries
--History.--United StatesSubjects--Geographical Terms:

528513
United States
--Defenses

LC Class. No.: JK2071 / .W37 2002

Dewey Class. No.: 324.273/0154

The American direct primary : = party institutionalization and transformation in the North /
LDR:02407nam a22003138i 4500 001 1124886
003 UkCbUP
005 20151005020622.0
006 m|||||o||d||||||||
007 cr||||||||||||
008 240926s2002||||enk o ||1 0|eng|d
020 $a 9780511509933 (ebook)
020 $z 9780521814928 (hardback)
020 $z 9780521109727 (paperback)
035 $a CR9780511509933
040 $a UkCbUP $b eng $e rda $c UkCbUP
043 $a n-us---
050 0 0 $a JK2071 $b .W37 2002
082 0 0 $a 324.273/0154 $2 21
100 1 $a Ware, Alan, $e author. $3 1442737
245 1 4 $a The American direct primary : $b party institutionalization and transformation in the North / $c Alan Ware.
264 1 $a Cambridge : $b Cambridge University Press, $c 2002.
300 $a 1 online resource (xv, 270 pages) : $b digital, PDF file(s).
336 $a text $b txt $2 rdacontent
337 $a computer $b c $2 rdamedia
338 $a online resource $b cr $2 rdacarrier
500 $a Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505 0 0 $g Part I. How the direct primary arose: -- $t Catalytic effect of ballot reform -- $t Legal control of party activity -- $t Spread of direct nominations -- $g Part II. Why the direct primary was introduced: -- $t Reformers versus urban machines -- $t Impact of party competition -- $t Explaining an 'irrational' reform -- $t Reaction and aftermath.
520 $a This book rejects conventional accounts of how American political parties differ from those in other democracies. It focuses on the introduction of the direct primary and argues that primaries resulted from a process of party institutionalization initiated by party elites. It overturns the widely accepted view that, between 1902 and 1915, direct primaries were imposed on the parties by anti-party reformers intent on weakening them. An examination of particular northern states shows that often the direct primary was not controversial, and only occasionally did it involve confrontation between party 'regulars' and their opponents. Rather, the impetus for direct nominations came from attempts within the parties to subject informal procedures to formal rules. However, it proved impossible to reform the older caucus-convention system effectively, and party elites then turned to the direct primary - a device that already had become more common in rural counties in the late nineteenth century.
650 0 $a Primaries $z United States $x History. $3 1442738
650 0 $a Political parties $z United States $x History. $3 792964
651 0 $a United States $x Defenses $x Mathematical models. $3 528513
776 0 8 $i Print version: $z 9780521814928
856 4 0 $u https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511509933