Negative Campaigning
- ISBN-10
- 0737768460
- ISBN-13
- 9780737768466
- Category
- Young Adult Nonfiction
- Pages
- 104
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-04-14
- Publisher
- Greenhaven Publishing LLC
- Author
- Margaret Haerens
Description
This interesting and timely volume explores the effectiveness of negative campaign ads, whether or not negative campaigning has value, the effectiveness of fact-checking, and what fuels negative campaigning. Includes primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives; eyewitnesses, scientific journals, government officials, and many others.
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Other editions
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- 2014-12-01
- 347 pages
- Ebook
- Springer-Verlag
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- 2004
- 177 pages
- Paperback
- Rowman & Littlefield
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