Everything You Think You Know About Politics...and Why You're Wrong

ISBN-10: 0465036279
ISBN-13: 9780465036271
Category: Political Science / American Government / National
Pages: 287
Language: English
Published: 2000-06-23
Publisher: Basic Books
Author: Kathleen Hall Jamieson

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.

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