Steering the Senate : the emergence of party organization and leadership, 1789-2024 / Gerald Gamm, University of Rochester, Steven S. Smith, Arizona State University and Washington University in St. Louis.
| Author/creator | Gamm, Gerald H. author. |
| Other author | Smith, Steven S., 1953- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025. |
| Copyright Date | © 2025 |
| Description | xvii, 477 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Individual goals and Senate party organization -- Presiding officer, 1789-1914 -- Caucus, 1789-1879 -- Steering committee, 1856-1913 -- Arthur Pue Gorman, the federal elections bill, and the invention of elected floor leadership, 1890-1913 -- Leaders and Whips, 1913-1924 -- Divergent paths and the consolidation of leadership structures, 1923-1944 -- Party infrastructure, 1945-1980 -- Polarization, competition, and centralization, 1981-2024 -- Conclusion. |
| Abstract | "The first-ever study to examine the development of the Senate's main governing institutions, Steering the Senate is the extraordinary account of the invention and growth of Senate floor leadership - a story that, until now, has been entirely unknown"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-460) and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Gamm, Gerald H. Steering the Senate New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024 9781139029926 |
| LCCN | 2024024517 |
| ISBN | 9780521709866 |
| ISBN | 9780521883528 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0521883520 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0521709865 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
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