Biographical Encyclopedia of American Politicians Who Switched Parties
Author: | Gruberg, Martin |
Year: | 2012 |
Pages: | 484 |
ISBN: | 0-7734-3951-X 978-0-7734-3951-1 |
Price: | $279.95 |
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This work is a historical analysis and examination of the reasons that cause politicians switch parties and how parties handle or punish apostasy.
Reviews
“…Martin Gruberg tells the stories of a couple hundred bolters. He recounts the history of numerous politicians who have defected from their initial partisan allegiance – sometimes many times. … Their stories are the nuts and bolts of American politics.” – Prof. Jo Freeman University of Chicago
“… is a remarkably fresh and original concept in political history.” – Prof. Thomas J. Rowland, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
Table of Contents
Foreword by Jo Freeman
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Party Disloyalty: An Overview
Chapter 1 Early Renegades
Chapter 2 The Jacksonian Opposition
Chapter 3 Ante Bellum Bolters
Chapter 4 War and the Democratic Party
Chapter 5 Secession from the Republicans
Chapter 6 Revolts Over Economic Theories
Chapter 7 The Progressives
Chapter 8 The “Sons of the Wild Jackass”
Chapter 9 Trials and Foes of the New Deal
Chapter 10 Bolts From 1945 to 1970
Chapter 11 The Parties in a Period of Polarization
Chapter 12 Comparative Behavior
Chapter 13 Analysis
Chapter Bibliography
Topical Bibliography
Index