| Everything You Think You Know about Politics and Why You're Wrong Contributor(s): Jamieson, Kathleen Hall (Author) |
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ISBN: 0465036279 ISBN-13: 9780465036271 Publisher: Basic Books OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2000 Annotation: Addressing America's manipulation by the political process, the author surveys the existing public record on voting patterns, campaign promises, and all manner of electioneering to come up with this engaging mix of analysis, factoids, and cartoons about politics. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Campaigns & Elections - Political Science | Political Process - General - Political Science | American Government - National |
| Dewey: 324.709 |
| LCCN: 00027905 |
| Lexile Measure: 1460 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.34" W x 8.96" (0.98 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Here, at last, is the book for anyone who ever wondered how the media extravaganzas we call political campaigns really work. Everything You Think You Know About Politics...and Why You're Wrong explores why the American public, seemingly so eager for unspun information about candidates and their positions, invariably ends up feeling manipulated by our political process.Challenging the reader with strategically placed quizzes, well-known commentator on the media and politics Kathleen Hall Jamieson surveys the existing public record on voting patterns, campaign promises, and all manner of electioneering and comes up with an engaging mix of analysis, surprising factoids, and political cartoons. This book separates the facts from the convenient fictions that deter Americans from caring about the processes and outcomes of elections. |