Book contents
- With Ballots and Bullets
- With Ballots and Bullets
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- 1 An Introduction to Partisan Warfare
- 2 The Roots of Partisan Civil War
- Part I Mobilizing Partisan Warfare
- Part II Ballots in a Partisan Civil War
- Part III Legacies of Partisan Violence
- Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- Index
Preface
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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 October 2020
Book contents
- With Ballots and Bullets
- With Ballots and Bullets
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- 1 An Introduction to Partisan Warfare
- 2 The Roots of Partisan Civil War
- Part I Mobilizing Partisan Warfare
- Part II Ballots in a Partisan Civil War
- Part III Legacies of Partisan Violence
- Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- Index
Summary
Leaders play a key role in whether their followers accept election losses or turn to violence instead. Here I illustrate the importance of public concession by party leaders after election losses, comparing 2008 and 1860.
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- With Ballots and BulletsPartisanship and Violence in the American Civil War, pp. xxiii - xxviiiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020