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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Parties And Elections In America The Electoral Process Eighth Edition 2019 Edition by MARK D. BREWER AND L. SANDY MAISEL
Written in a sharp and lively manner that will interest and engage students, this classic text provides comprehensive coverage of all elements of parties and elections in the United States, including local, state, and national party organizations; American party history and party systems; state and local nominations, state and local elections, presidential nominations, and presidential elections. This new edition highlights information from the 2016 presidential election and the first year and a half of the Trump administration, while giving a practical look at elections through topics such as the media's role in politics and campaign finance. Also new to the eighth edition is coverage of the continuing fallout of the 2008-2009 worldwide economic crisis, the failed Arab Spring, the upsurge of populism and the fragility of democracies, and the Nigerian elections. 1Elections and Political Parties 2American Political Parties and Party Organization3Voting and Other Forms of Political Participation4Organized Groups in the Political Process5Campaign Finance 6State and Local Nominations7State and Local Elections8Presidential Nominations9Presidential Elections10The Media and the Electoral Process 11Party in Government12The Role of Political Parties