{"product_id":"beyond-ideology-frances-e-lee-9780226470764","title":"Beyond Ideology: Politics, Principles, and Partisanship in the U. S. Senate","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe congressional agenda, Frances Lee contends, includes many issues about which liberals and conservatives generally agree. Even over these matters, though, Democratic and Republican senators tend to fight with each other. What explains this discord? \u003ci\u003eBeyond Ideology\u003c\/i\u003e argues that many partisan battles are rooted in competition for power rather than disagreement over the rightful role of government. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first book to systematically distinguish Senate disputes centering on ideological questions from the large proportion of them that do not, this volume foregrounds the role of power struggle in partisan conflict. Presidential leadership, for example, inherently polarizes legislators who can influence public opinion of the president and his party by how they handle his agenda. Senators also exploit good government measures and floor debate to embarrass opponents and burnish their own party's image--even when the issues involved are broadly supported or low-stakes. Moreover, Lee contends, the congressional agenda itself amplifies conflict by increasingly focusing on issues that reliably differentiate the parties. With the new president pledging to stem the tide of partisan polarization, \u003ci\u003eBeyond Ideology\u003c\/i\u003e provides a timely taxonomy of exactly what stands in his way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frances E. Lee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226470768\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226470764\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2010","brand":"Frances E. Lee","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44057294373119,"sku":"9780226470764","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a981a00a-1a08-4c77-8f31-c8d1c31dd617.jpg?v=1685046143","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beyond-ideology-frances-e-lee-9780226470764","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}