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Subject(s)

• Political science [Browse]
• Political parties—United States [Browse]

Editor

Schlozman, Kay Lehman [Browse]

Series

Routledge Revivals Series [More in this series]

Summary note

First published in 1987, Elections in America focuses upon different substantive aspects of elections in America. The essays orient themselves differentially with respect to these alternative perspectives on the role of elections in democratic governance. This book is a must read for students and researchers of political science.

Bibliographic references

Papers presented at the Third Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Symposium on American Politics held at Boston College in Oct. 1985; organized by the Boston.

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Contents

• Sending them a message, getting a reply : presidential elections and democratic accountability / Kay Lehman Schlozman, Sidney Verba
• Elections as democratic institutions / Walter Dean Burnham
• Party reform, nominating processes, and democratic ends / William Crotty
• Farewell to reform, almost / Austin Ranney
• Kind pictures and harsh words : how television presents the candidates / Doris A. Graber
• News media myths and realities : what the network news did and didn't do in the 1984 general campaign / Michael J. Robinson.

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ISBN

• 1-04-022914-X
• 1-003-53322-1
• 1-04-022917-4
• 9781003533221

OCLC

1442732466

Doi

10.4324/9781003533221

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