| Title | : | Politics by Other Means: Politicians, Prosecutors, and the Press from Watergate to Whitewater |
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| ISBN | : | 0393977633 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780393977639 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 268 |
| Publication | : | First published March 1, 1990 |
As scandals increasingly dominate the political agenda, Benjamin Ginsberg and Martin Shefter argue in this illuminating book, the United States is entering an era of postelectoral politics, with media revelations, congressional investigations, and judicial proceedings replacing elections as the primary tools of political competition. In a far–reaching shift of the political landscape, contenders now seek to discredit or take hostage their opponents rather than to expand the electorate or otherwise compete for votes. In this new edition, which includes a full chapter on the politics of Bush v. Gore , the authors discuss the long-term significance of the decline of electoral voters are increasingly alienated, the government's effectiveness is weakened, and the democratic process is threatened.
Politics by Other Means: Politicians, Prosecutors, and the Press from Watergate to Whitewater Reviews
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Disregard this, Frank
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This was an irritating book. The authors seemed to lack the basic human sense of linear cohesion, as the accounts they related jumped back and forth through history, seemingly at random, and usually several times within any given chapter. I might have been able to finish it, had it not been for this.
