Conventional Wisdom and American Elections: Exploding Myths and Misconceptions
- ISBN-10
- 1442254874
- ISBN-13
- 9781442254879
- Series
- Conventional Wisdom and American Elections
- Category
- Elections
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Authors
- Peter L. Francia, Jody C. Baumgartner
Description
Conventional Wisdom and American Elections debunks some of the more common misunderstandings that have arisen about the electoral process in the past few decades. Topics include campaign finance, political participation and voting, and the roles played by campaigns, negative campaigning, political parties, and the media in the electoral process.
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- 2019-11-15
- 232 pages
- Paperback
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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- 2008
- 209 pages
- Paperback
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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- 2016-03-17
- 200 pages
- Paperback
- Rowman & Littlefield
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- 2008
- 209 pages
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- Rowman & Littlefield
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