{"product_id":"political-parties-and-democracy-volume-kay-lawson-9780313383144","title":"Political Parties and Democracy, Volume I: The Americas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePolitical Parties and Democracy: Volume I: The Americas \u003c\/i\u003e is the first volume in this five volume set. It offers clearly written, up-to-date coverage of the political parties of this diverse region from the unique perspective of distinguished indigenous scholars who have lived the truths they tell and, thus, write with unique breadth, depth, and scope. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresented in two parts, this volume first studies political parties in the United States and Canada, with one chapter on each nation. It then discusses the realities on the ground in the Latin American nations of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay. Throughout, contributors explore the relationship between political parties and democracy (or democratization) in their respective nations, providing necessary historical, socioeconomic, and institutional context, and clarifying the balance of power among parties--and between them and competing agencies of power--today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kay Lawson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313383146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313383144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/20\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.00d","brand":"Kay Lawson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47001149800703,"sku":"9780313383144","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9648af5c-bc3c-4abe-adba-74e7dd44dca1.jpg?v=1751600211","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/political-parties-and-democracy-volume-kay-lawson-9780313383144","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}