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Attack Politics: Negativity in Presidential Campaigns since 1960 Second Edition, Revised and Updated (Studies in Government & Public Policy)
Buell, Emmett H., Sigelman, Lee
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Description for Attack Politics: Negativity in Presidential Campaigns since 1960 Second Edition, Revised and Updated (Studies in Government & Public Policy)
Paperback. A study of negativity in presidential campaigns since 1960. It includes a chapter on the 2008 contest between Barack Obama and John McCain. It systematically analyzes negative campaigning and offers an overview of modern presidential races. It is suitable for those interested in the vagaries of those campaigns. Series: Studies in Government and Public Policy. Num Pages: 396 pages, 71 tables, 26 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JMC; JPVL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
This second edition of ""Attack Politics"" updates Emmett Buell and Lee Sigelman's highly regarded study of negativity in presidential campaigns since 1960 with a substantial new chapter on the 2008 contest between Barack Obama and John McCain. That campaign, the authors contend, proved to be the least negative in the last half century and reinforces their central argument that these campaigns have actually not grown 'dirtier' and more negative since the election of JFK. In this new edition, Buell and Sigelman address the same questions that guided their research in the original book. Who attacked whom? How frequently? On what ... Read more
This second edition of ""Attack Politics"" updates Emmett Buell and Lee Sigelman's highly regarded study of negativity in presidential campaigns since 1960 with a substantial new chapter on the 2008 contest between Barack Obama and John McCain. That campaign, the authors contend, proved to be the least negative in the last half century and reinforces their central argument that these campaigns have actually not grown 'dirtier' and more negative since the election of JFK. In this new edition, Buell and Sigelman address the same questions that guided their research in the original book. Who attacked whom? How frequently? On what ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Government and Public Policy
Number of Pages
396
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700616800
SKU
V9780700616800
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About Buell, Emmett H., Sigelman, Lee
Emmett H. Buell Jr. is Richard G. Lugar Professor of Public Policy Emeritus at Denison University and coeditor of Enduring Controversies in Presidential Nominating Politics. Lee Sigelman is Columbian Professor of Political Science at George Washington University and coeditor of Political Mythology and Popular Fiction and, with Buell, Nominating the President.
Reviews for Attack Politics: Negativity in Presidential Campaigns since 1960 Second Edition, Revised and Updated (Studies in Government & Public Policy)
A tour de force that joins John Geer's In Defense of Negativity as a 'must read' for all scholars studying negative campaigns, but also for students of political communication, democratic deliberation, and campaign strategy more generally. Richard Lau, author of Negative Campaigning: An Analysis of U.S. Senate Campaigns ""Political and media junkies will appreciate - and even be surprised by ... Read more