Beyond Ideology: Politics, Principles, and Partisanship in the U. S. Senate

by Frances E. Lee and Frances Lee

Book Overview

The 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? Beyond Ideology argues that many partisan battles are rooted in competition for power rather than disagreement over the rightful role of government.

The first book to systematically...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226470768
• ISBN13: 9780226470764
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.8"