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Many negotiations have a preset deadline by which an agreement must be reached. For example, with a known trial date looming ahead, parties engage in pretrial negotiations. Before international summits, countries bargain over the terms of the accords to be signed at the summit. Broadcasters selling advertising space for some live event have until the event takes place to reach an agreement with...

In When Movements Anchor Parties, Daniel Schlozman engages a broad swath of American history, discussing the relationship between political parties and social movements from the abolition of slavery to Occupy Wall Street. While this work addresses a wide range of issues across the disciplines of political science, sociology, history, and law, I focus this review on the implications of Schlozman...