Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction: Parties, Policies, and Pathologies 1
5. 1. From Bitter Division to Good Feelings 17
6. 2. Growing into a World Power 50
7. 3. The Acme of Bipartisanship 77
8. 4. Sliding Back into Corruption 97
9. 5. Politics as War 133
10. 6. A Demagogue Takes over a Party 157
11. 7. Identifying with Foreign Interests 180
12. 8. Partisanship Entrenched 204
13. 9. Consequences and Prospects 231
14. Notes 251
15. Index 301