Seducing America: How Television Charms the Modern Voter
- ISBN-10
- 0761916245
- ISBN-13
- 9780761916246
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Pages
- 209
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- SAGE
- Author
- Roderick P. Hart
Description
Examines the impact of television on the political life of America, arguing that televised political discourse is most successful when it makes people feel informed, clever, and important
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