Contesting democracy : substance and structure in American political history, 1775-2000 / edited by Byron E. Shafer and Anthony J. Badger.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

State development in the early republic: substance and structure, 1780-1840 / Ronald P. Formisano -- The nationalization and racialization of American politics: before, beneath, and between parties, 1790-1840 / David Waldstreicher -- "To one or another of these parties every man belongs": the American political experience from Andrew Jackson to the Civil War / Joel H. Silbey -- Change and continuity in the party period: the substance and structure of American politics, 1835-1885 / Michael F. Holt -- The transformation of American politics: political institutions and public policy, 1865-1910 / Peter H. Argersinger -- Democracy, Republicanism, and efficiency: the values of American politics, 1885-1930 / Richard Jensen -- The limits of federal power and social politics, 1910-1955 / Anthony J. Badger -- The rise of rights and rights consciousness in American politics, 1930s & 1970s / James T. Patterson -- The two majorities and the puzzle of modern American politics: economic development, issue evolution, and divided government, 1955-2000 / Byron E. Shafer.