The Politics of Prohibition American Governance and the Prohibition Party, 1869-1933 |
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| Author:
| Andersen, Lisa M. F. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-107-02937-8 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $135.00 |
Book Description:
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This book draws on the history of America's longest-living minor political party - the Prohibition Party - to illuminate how American politics came to exclude minor parties from governance. It looks at pressure groups and ballot reforms, which created a threshold for organization and maintenance that required extraordinary financial and personal resources from parties lacking in both.
This book draws on the history of America's longest-living minor political party - the Prohibition Party - to illuminate how American politics came to exclude minor parties from governance. It looks at pressure groups and ballot reforms, which created a threshold for organization and maintenance that required extraordinary financial and personal resources from parties lacking in both.