TY - BOOK AU - Edwards,Mickey TI - The parties versus the people: how to turn Republicans and Democrats into Americans SN - 9780300184563 (hardcover : alk. paper) AV - JK 2265 E26p 2012 U1 - 320.973 PY - 2012/// CY - New Haven, London PB - Yale University Press KW - Political parties KW - United States KW - Democracy KW - Polarization (Social sciences) KW - Two-party systems KW - Divided government KW - Partidos políticos KW - Estados Unidos KW - Democracia KW - Polarización (Ciencias sociales) N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-192) and index; American tribalism -- The disappearing dream -- Reclaiming our democracy -- Drawing a line in the sand -- The money stream -- Government leaders, not party leaders -- Debate and democracy -- Rearrange the furniture -- Rivals, not enemies -- The partisan presidency -- Declarations of independence -- Beyond partisanship -- The way forward ER -