?Jim Davis is a keen observer of the political process and his book, National Conventions in an Age of Party Reform, is a solid and complete study of the convention process."--Robert S. Strauss, Former Chairman, Democratic National Committee "James W. Davis' new book, which defends national conventions, is the first study in 10 years devoted exclusively to this important topic. Professor Davis is a widely known scholar of the presidential nominating process, and National Conventions in an Age of Party Reform should be of considerable interest to parties, their members, and students on nominating politics."--Richard Richards, Former Chairman, Republican National Committee. "Davis, the author of several other works on presidential primaries and nominating conventions, offers a comprehensive, thoughtful view of modern national political conventions.... He examines both the specifics and the overall patterns of national political conventions, and he offers an excellent analysis of the relationship between network television and the nominating process. Highly recommended."Library Journal. "Davis's book is an analysis and a defense of presidential nominating conventions. It updates The Politics of National Party Conventions by Paul Theodore David and others (1960). ... The book's description of changes in the nominating process and review of the recent literature on nominations are useful to the reader who is interested in following this rapidly changing subject.?-Choice