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Presidential campaigns and American self images

Author: Arthur H Miller; Bruce E Gronbeck
Publisher: Boulder : Westview Press, 1994.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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This volume explores a central political paradox: why American scholars, journalists, and citizens periodically question the viability of their presidential electoral system and yet believe that presidential elections are our best hope for a better tomorrow. The book argues that the key to understanding this paradox lies in the concept of "self image," exploring relationships between campaign activities and
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Presidential campaigns and American self images.
Boulder : Westview Press, 1994
(OCoLC)608123318
Online version:
Presidential campaigns and American self images.
Boulder : Westview Press, 1994
(OCoLC)624463040
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Arthur H Miller; Bruce E Gronbeck
ISBN: 0813318858 9780813318851 0813388996 9780813388991
OCLC Number: 30734055
Description: xi, 306 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents: The study of presidential campaigning : yesterday's campaigns and today's issues / Bruce E. Gronbeck and Arthur H. Miller --
American self images and the presidential campaign film, 1964-1992 / Joanne Morreale --
Images of civic virtue in the new political rhetoric / Ronald Lee --
Negative political ads and American self images / Bruce E. Gronbeck --
Shaping a candidate's image in the press / Cary R. Covington, Kent Kroeger, and Glenn Richardson --
Coverage of elections on evening television news shows : 1972-1992 / J. David Woodard --
What should debates be? Standards of public discourse / David Birdsell --
Media influence in presidential campaigns : a caveat / Dianne Rucinski --
Campaign polls and America's sense of democratic consensus / Daniel M. Merkle and Peter V. Miller --
Voter's image of candidates / G.R. Boynton and Milton Lodge --
Social groups as symbols in America's sense of democratic consensus / Arthur H. Miller --
American exceptionalism and the quadrennial peak in optimism / Harold M. Zullow --
Money and politics : in pursuit of an ideal / Monica Bauer.
Responsibility: edited by Arthur H. Miller and Bruce E. Gronbeck.

Abstract:

This volume explores a central political paradox: why American scholars, journalists, and citizens periodically question the viability of their presidential electoral system and yet believe that presidential elections are our best hope for a better tomorrow. The book argues that the key to understanding this paradox lies in the concept of "self image," exploring relationships between campaign activities and political culture.

After presenting an introduction to the history of presidential campaigning and a theory of political image, the book arranges chapters in three parts: images centered on candidates, mass media, and the public. A final chapter assesses explanations of the contrasts between the 1988 and 1992 elections and suggests tomorrow's research agenda. Students and teachers alike will find this book ideal for college courses in campaigns and elections, political behavior, and a variety of specialty courses.

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