TY - BOOK AU - Appleton,Andrew M. AU - Ward,Daniel S. AU - Patterson,Samuel C. TI - State party profiles: a 50-state guide to development, organization, and resources SN - 156802150X (hardcover : alk. paper) AV - JK 2261 S797 1997 U1 - 324.273 PY - 1997/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - Congressional Quarterly KW - Political parties KW - United States KW - States KW - Partidos polĂ­ticos KW - Estados Unidos N1 - Published in cooperation with the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics, University of Akron; Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - State-by-state descriptions of the Democratic and Republican parties. Each state profile covers the history, organizational development, and current organization and activities of the two major state parties. In addition, each profile contains a resource guide to archival information and a list of references for further research on that state's parties. Details the unique characteristics of party politics in each state and identifies patterns across states, regions, and party organizations ER -