{"product_id":"fighting-for-the-speakership-the-house-and-the-rise-of-party-government-9780691156446","title":"Fighting for the Speakership  The House and the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProvides a comprehensive history of how Speakers have been elected in the US House since 1789, arguing that the organizational politics of these elections were critical to the construction of mass political parties in America and laid the groundwork for the role they play in setting the agenda of Congress today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of Choice's Editors' Picks for 2013 \"An excellent look at the history of majority party leadership in the House.\"--Choice \"[T]his is, overall, a sound and illuminating analysis.\"--R. Scott Burnet, Historian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations vii  List of Tables ix  List of Abbreviations xi  Preface xiii   Chapter 1   Introduction 1   Chapter 2   The Evolving Roles and Responsibilities of House Officers in the Antebellum Era 25   Chapter 3   Organizational Politics under the Secret Ballot 56   Chapter 4   Bringing the Selection of House Officers into the Open 76   Chapter 5   Shoring Up Partisan Control: The Speakership Elections of 1839 and 1847 109   Chapter 6   Partisan Tumult on the Floor: The Speakership Elections of 1849 and 1855-1856 151   Chapter 7   The Speakership and the Rise of the Republican Party 193   Chapter 8   Caucus Governance and the Emergence of the Organizational Cartel, 1861-1891 241   Chapter 9   The Organizational Cartel Persists, 1891-2011 274   Chapter 10   Conclusion 303   Appendixes   House Officer Elections and Caucus Nominations 323   Appendix 1  Summary of House Organization, First-112th Congresses (1789-2011) 324   Appendix 2  Election of House Speaker, First-112th Congresses 332   Appendix 3  Election of House Clerk, First-112th Congresses 370   Appendix 4  Election of House Printer, 15th-36th Congresses 391   Appendix 5  Summary of Democratic and Republican Caucus Nominations for Speaker, 38th-112th Congresses 398   Appendix 6  Democratic and Republican Caucus Nominations for Speaker, 38th-112th Congresses 403   References 421  Index 439","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865528119639,"sku":"9780691156446","price":25.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691156446.jpg?v=1722274402","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/fighting-for-the-speakership-the-house-and-the-rise-of-party-government-9780691156446","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}