Russian-American Dialogue on the History of U. S. Political Parties

Abstract

Intro -- Contents -- Joint Preface -- Editor's Preface -- Acknowledgments -- The U.S. Two-Party System: Past and Present ( Several Methodological Problems for Research) -- Comment -- Response -- The Origins of the American Political Parties in the United States -- Democrats and Whigs -- Comment -- Response -- Parties and Political Debates in the Secession Crisis (1860-1861) -- Conservatism versus Revolution -- Comment -- Response -- Silver against Gold -- The Democratic Party in Opposition -- Comment -- Response -- Alfred E. Smith and the Conservative Political Tradition in the 1920s-1930s -- Comment -- Electoral Strategy of the Republican Party in the 1970s Early 1980s -- Comment -- Response -- Several Conclusions from Studying the History of the U. S. Two- Party System -- Comment -- Response -- Contributors -- Index.