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Why Parties?: The Origin and Transformation of Political Parties in America (American Politics and Political Economy Series) (1st Edition) by John Herbert Aldrich Paperback, 355 Pages, Published 1995 ISBN-10: 0-226-01272-7 / 0226012727 ISBN-13: 978-0-226-01272-8 / 9780226012728 Why did the United States develop political parties? How and why do party alignments change? Are the party-centered elections of the past better for democratic politics than the candidate-centered elections of the present? In this landmark book, John Aldrich goes beyond the clamor of arguments ov |