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Politics and Power : The United States Senate, 1869-1901 /

Rothman, David J.

Politics and Power : The United States Senate, 1869-1901 / David J. Rothman. - Reprint 2014 - 1 online resource (348 p.) : 2 charts, 2 halftones, 13 tables - Center for the Study of the History of Liberty in America ; 8 .

Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- CONTENTS -- TABLES -- Charts -- Illustrations -- Introduction -- Part One. The Origins of the Modern Senate -- I. THE LIMITS OF PARTY -- II. THE DYNAMICS OF LEADERSHIP -- III.THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS -- Part Two. Politics and Society The Elements of Change -- IV. THE ASCENT TO POWER -- V.THE POLITICAL PROFESSION -- VI. THE STRUCTURE OF STATE POLITICS -- VII. THE BUSINESS OF INFLUENCE -- VIII. IN DEFENSE OF PARTY GOVERNMENT -- Part Three. The Uses of Power -- IX. THE PEOPLE AND THEIR GOVERNMENT -- Appendixes. Bibliographical Note. Notes. Index -- APPENDIX A. PROCEDURES FOLLOWED IN PRESENTING THE CAREERS OF UNITED STATES SENATORS -- APPENDIX Β. PARTY MEMBERSHIP, SOCIAL ORIGINS, AND POLITICAL CAREERS -- BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE -- NOTES -- INDEX

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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

9780674864450 9780674864467

10.4159/harvard.9780674864467 doi


Political science.
Politik.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1900.
United States. Congress. -- Senate.
HISTORY / United States / General.

JK1158 / .R65 1966

328.73071