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Fourth Edition
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"The weighty fourth updated edition of a winning, in-depth survey of the electoral process in America shouldn't be missed by any seeking a survey of the electoral process, whether it be the high school or college student or the general-interest lay reader. Chapters in Parties and Elections in America: The Electoral Process highlight both parties' role in the process, consider organized group influence in the campaign process, analyze the state and local nomination process: in short, everything the political science student needs to understand. Highly recommended."— Library Bookwatch
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Thoroughly revised and updated, the fourth edition of this classic text is still the most comprehensive and readable text available. Covering all aspects of the electoral process from historical roots to election year 2004, the authors bring life to parties long declared dead and first-hand experience running for office to the sometimes grueling campaign trail.
Including a new online Student Web Site.
Praise for earlier editions
Hurrah! A political scientist who has an ear for the politics I see every day!
--David Shribman
Parties and Elections in America draws on the author's active political involvement, the lessons he has learned as an effective teacher, and his comprehensive knowledge of political science research. The result is a text that is not only authoritative but also engaging, introducing students to the excitement and challenge of politics.
--David Price, member of Congress
Like its author, Parties and Elections in America is loaded with relevant information, keen analysis, and great humor. It is sure to inform and engage every student who reads it.
--Philip A. Klinkner, Hamilton College
This finely balanced text puts the practical politics of elections in the context of political parties. It shows us the why and how of contemporary American elections.
--John C. Green, University of Akron
If there is a single book that should be used in a parties and elections course, this is it.
--John M. Nickerson, University of Maine at Augusta
New to the Fourth Edition
Thoroughly revised key chapters on:
--American Political Development
--Political Participation and Voting Behavior
--Campaign Finance, including late-breaking news on BCRA
--Party in Government
· Streamlined contents and pedagogy, including key terms in the text margins and annotated Web sites at the ends of chapters.
· New Student Web site with chapter outlines, key concepts, discussion questions, and weekly campaign updates from the authors during the 2004 election season:
www.rowmanlittlefield.com/rl/books/maiselbuckleySG
· New photos, cartoons, and boxes throughout
· Tables and figures have been updated to include 2002 and early 2004 election data
· The first text to cover the Iowa caucuses, the New Hampshire primary, and the Democratic presidential nominee for 2004—providing students with the most current text on the market
· Addition of a new co-author with real-life experience on congressional elections
Still the Best Coverage
· The most comprehensive text on the market with two full chapters on state and local topics and two on presidential nominations and elections
· The most lively writing style with opening vignettes, closing sections on "A Politician's View," and lots of examples in-between
· Highlights "you are there" aspect of campaigns and elections based on authors' experience running for office and knowledge of innumerable candidates, activists, scholars, and citizens
· The most current and comprehensive reference list in American government
About the Authors
L. Sandy Maisel is the William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Government, chair of the Department of Government, and director of the Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement at Colby College.
Kara Z. Buckley is a research associate at Stanford University.