{"product_id":"american-political-parties-and-elections-a-very-short-introduction","title":"American Political Parties and Elections: A Very Short Introduction","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eAmerican Political Parties and Elections: A Very Short Introduction\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eL Sandy Maisel\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780195301229\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eOxford University Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2007\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003e1\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003e Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eFew Americans and even fewer citizens of other nations understand the electoral process in the United States. Still fewer understand the role played by political parties in the electoral process or the ironies within the system. Participation in elections in the United States is much lower\u003cbr\u003ethan in the vast majority of mature democracies. Perhaps this is because of the lack of competition in a country where only two parties have a true chance of winning, despite the fact that a large number of citizens claim allegiance to neither and think badly of both. Or perhaps it is because in the\u003cbr\u003eU.S. campaign contributions disproportionately favor incumbents in most legislative elections, or that largely unregulated groups such as the now notorious 527s have as much impact on the outcome of a campaign as do the parties or the candidates' campaign organizations. Studying these factors, you\u003cbr\u003ebegin to get a very clear picture indeed of the problems that underlay our much trumpeted electoral system. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis Very Short Introduction introduces the reader to these issues and more, providing an insider's view of how the system actually works while shining a light on some of its flaws. As we enter what is sure to be yet another highly contested election year, it is more important than ever that\u003cbr\u003eAmericans take the time to learn the system that puts so many in power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Series: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOxford's Very Short Introductions series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects--from Islam to Sociology, Politics to Classics, Literary Theory to History, and Archaeology to the Bible. Not simply a textbook of definitions, each volume in this series provides trenchant\u003cbr\u003eand provocative--yet always balanced and complete--discussions of the central issues in a given discipline or field. Every Very Short Introduction gives a readable evolution of the subject in question, demonstrating how the subject has developed and how it has influenced \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"American Political Parties and Elections: A Very Short Introduction | L Sandy Maisel | Paperback | 9780195301229 | Used: Very Good | Politics 1499941","offer_id":50566981910786,"sku":"1499941","price":16.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/51mOybFJkUL.jpg?v=1790806149","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/american-political-parties-and-elections-a-very-short-introduction","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}