On the side of the angels : an appreciation of parties and partisanship / Nancy L. Rosenblum.

Author: Rosenblum, Nancy L. (Nancy Lipton), 1947-

Imprint:Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2008.

Descriptionx, 588 p. ; 25 cm.

Note:Introduction : an appreciation of parties and partisanship -- Glorious traditions of antipartyism and moments of appreciation -- Glorious traditions of antipartyism : holism -- Glorious traditions of antipartyism : fatal divisiveness -- Moments of appreciation -- Post-party depression -- Progressive antipartyism -- The anxiety of influence -- Correcting the system : association, participation, and deliberation -- The moral distinctiveness of "party ID" -- Partisanship and independence -- Centrism and extremism and an ethic of partisanship -- Militant democracy : banning parties -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [461]-576) and index.

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