{"product_id":"affairs-of-party-the-political-culture-of-northern-democrats-in-the-mid-nineteenth-century-9780823218653","title":"Affairs of Party: The Political Culture of Northern Democrats in the Mid-Nineteenth Century.","description":"\u003cp\u003eAffairs of party, Jean Baker asserts, were a central feature of public life in nineteenth-century America. In this book she explores the way in which the Northern Democrats of the mid-eighteen hundreds lived their public lives. She begins with a psychobiographical explanation of how people became Democrats, weighing the importance of such influences as education and family life. She then discusses two major elements that set Democrats apart from members of other political organizations: a modified Republican ideology tailored to the circumstances of the Civil War, and a mordant racism conveyed most strikingly through minstrelsy. Finally, Baker studies the neglected subject of partisan behavior, concentrating on the significance of parades, voting, and other rituals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Affairs of Party Jean Baker brings together the three basic components of a political culture--education, thought, and behavior--and provides an understanding of the collective values of Northern Democrats and an insight into the elusive meaning of party experience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her new preface, Professor Baker places her book in the context of both recent scholarship and recent political and cultural developments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jean H. Baker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fordham University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 367\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.97h x 6.01w x 0.78d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780823218653\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJean H. Baker\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor of History at Goucher College. She was a National Endowment for the Humanities fellow in 1982. In 1979 she was an editor for \u003ci\u003eMaryland Historical Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a member of the Organization of American Historians, the American Historical Association, and the Conference of Women Historians. Her publications include \u003ci\u003eThe Civil War and Reconstruction\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Continuity\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAmbivalent Americans\u003c\/i\u003e. She has also written several stories on suffragists including Lucy Stone, Susan B. Anthony, Alice Paul, and Frances Willard.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fordham University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40635217608819,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":69.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_2ed808cf-ce12-4208-a281-0edc9a941de4.jpg?v=1671810390","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/affairs-of-party-the-political-culture-of-northern-democrats-in-the-mid-nineteenth-century-9780823218653","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}