Life of the Parties

by Reichley

A look at the American political parties chronicles their history and argues that these parties still remain the best vehicles for effectively channeling the contending ideological and social forces that define America.

Genres: History

500 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1992

Reviews

[Gregory Furr · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't buy his argument that political parties are good and necessary. I'm not at all certain that the theoretical chaos that would occur without them is any worse than the non-theoretical damage that they're doing now. But it's still an interesting political overview of US history.