Political campaigns in the United States /

"This book is an interpretive analysis of political campaigns in America: instead of focusing on how campaigns are designed and run, it investigates the role campaigns play in our American politics, and the close symbiosis between campaigns and those politics. The text examines how campaigns ar...

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Main Authors: Scher, Richard K
Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
Publisher Address: New York, NY :
Publication Dates: 2016.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: First edition.
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Summary: "This book is an interpretive analysis of political campaigns in America: instead of focusing on how campaigns are designed and run, it investigates the role campaigns play in our American politics, and the close symbiosis between campaigns and those politics. The text examines how campaigns are an important manifestation of how we "do" politics in this country."--Provided by publisher.
Carrier Form: xv, 208 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781138181830
1138181838
9781138181861
1138181862
Index Number: JK2281
CLC: D771.29
Call Number: D771.29/S326
Contents: Political campaigns in the United States -- American political campaigns in historical perspective -- Candidates and campaigns -- The campaign industry -- Political campaigns and the media -- Money and political campaigns -- Conclusion: political campaigns and democratic elections in the United States.