{"product_id":"dynasties-and-interludes-past-and-present-in-canadian-electoral-politics-paperback","title":"Dynasties and Interludes: Past and Present in Canadian Electoral Politics - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLawrence Leduc\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJudith I. McKenzie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJon H. Pammett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDynasties and Interludes\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive and unique overview of elections and voting in Canada from Confederation to the recent spate of minority governments. Its principal argument is that the Canadian political landscape has consisted of long periods of hegemony of a single party and\/or leader (dynasties), punctuated by short, sharp disruptions brought about by the sudden rise of new parties, leaders, or social movements (interludes).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanges in the composition of the electorate and in the technology and professionalization of election campaigns are also examined in this book, both to provide a better understanding of key turning points in Canadian history and a deeper interpretation of present-day electoral politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLawrence LeDuc is a political science professor at the University of Toronto and is co-author (with Jon H. Pammett) of \u003ci\u003eAbsent Mandate: Political Choice in Canada\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJon H. Pammett is a political science professor at Ottawa's Carleton University and is the co-editor of several studies of Canadian elections, including, most recently, \u003ci\u003eThe Canadian Federal Election of 2008\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJudith I. McKenzie is a political science associate professor at the University of Guelph and is the author of \u003ci\u003eEnvironmental Politics in Canada: Managing the Commons into the 21st Century\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAndré Turcotte is an assistant professor in communication at Carleton University and was a contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe Canadian General Election of 2006\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 584\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 18, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52637131276595,"sku":"9781554887965","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/x9rTVXPE_V9781554887965.webp?v=1762286032","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/dynasties-and-interludes-past-and-present-in-canadian-electoral-politics-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}