Discontent at the Polls : A Study of Farmer and Labor Parties 1827–1948 /
Stedman, Murray S.
Discontent at the Polls : A Study of Farmer and Labor Parties 1827–1948 / Susan W. Stedman, Murray S. Stedman. - 1 online resource (190 p.)
Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Charts. Tables -- Introduction -- 1. The Parties: a Survey -- 2. Platforms: the Genealogy of Ideas -- 3. The Record at the Polls -- 4. Geographic Patterns of Protest Voting in Presidential Elections -- 5. The Economics of Protest Voting -- 6. Strategy and Tactics -- 7. Legal Barriers -- 8. The Components of Protest Voting: Economic Discontent -- 9. The Components of Protest Voting: Political Discontent -- 10. Perspective -- Appendix A: Voting for Head of Tickets of Farmer and Labor Parties in Presidential and State-wide Elections, 1872-1948 -- Appendix B: Parties and States of Farmer and Labor Party Representatives in Congress, 1860-1948 -- Index
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Examines the economic, geographical, and psychological conditions which farmer and labor parties in the United states act as vehicles for the expression of political discontent and to popularize issues which the major parties at first ignored but later adopted. Specifically examines the parties, platforms, geographic patterns and economics of protest voting, strategy and tactics, legal barriers, and economic and political discontent of protest voting.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780231908702 9780231880909
10.7312/sted90870 doi
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties.
Discontent at the Polls : A Study of Farmer and Labor Parties 1827–1948 / Susan W. Stedman, Murray S. Stedman. - 1 online resource (190 p.)
Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Charts. Tables -- Introduction -- 1. The Parties: a Survey -- 2. Platforms: the Genealogy of Ideas -- 3. The Record at the Polls -- 4. Geographic Patterns of Protest Voting in Presidential Elections -- 5. The Economics of Protest Voting -- 6. Strategy and Tactics -- 7. Legal Barriers -- 8. The Components of Protest Voting: Economic Discontent -- 9. The Components of Protest Voting: Political Discontent -- 10. Perspective -- Appendix A: Voting for Head of Tickets of Farmer and Labor Parties in Presidential and State-wide Elections, 1872-1948 -- Appendix B: Parties and States of Farmer and Labor Party Representatives in Congress, 1860-1948 -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Examines the economic, geographical, and psychological conditions which farmer and labor parties in the United states act as vehicles for the expression of political discontent and to popularize issues which the major parties at first ignored but later adopted. Specifically examines the parties, platforms, geographic patterns and economics of protest voting, strategy and tactics, legal barriers, and economic and political discontent of protest voting.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780231908702 9780231880909
10.7312/sted90870 doi
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties.