The President and the Parties: The Transformation of the American Party System since the New Deal
By Sidney M. Milkis.
Description
Presenting a new synthesis of twentieth-century American political development, The President and the Parties is the first text to examine closely the association between the chief executive and the two-party system. Placing parties in a broad historical context and shedding light on their connection to other parts of the American political system, Sidney Milkis argues that, beginning with the New Deal, reforms intended to liberate the chief executive from the shackles of partisan politics only weakened an already fragile relationship, isolating presidents from what was once popular and ins...
ISBN(s)
019508425X, 9780195084252
