Ronald P. Formisano

TL;DR: The most spectacular reaction to court-ordered busing in the 1970s occurred in Boston, where there was intense and protracted protest as mentioned in this paper, and the end of desegregation orders in Boston and other cities.

TL;DR: The first mass political parties appeared in the United States in the 1830's, as the majority of adult white males identified ardently with the Democratic and Whig parties as mentioned in this paper, and the forming of parties had little to do with issues of political economy, but rather with value conflicts generated by the evangelicals' promotion of a moral society.

TL;DR: Although historians have frequently employed political culture in their writings, they often seem unaware of the long-standing controversy that has engaged social scientists regarding its theoretical grounding, its methods, and its substantive findings.

TL;DR: The first mass political parties appeared in the United States in the 1830's, as the majority of adult white males identified ardently with the Democratic and Whig parties as discussed by the authors, and the forming of parties had little to do with issues of political economy, but rather with value conflicts generated by the evangelicals' promotion of a moral society.