Politics, discourse, and American society : new agendas / edited by Roderick P. Hart and Bartholomew H. Sparrow. - xi, 268 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-253) and index.

Preface / Tocqueville and Political Communication in America / Identity, Democracy, and Presidential Rhetoric / Prometheus Chained: Communication and the Constraints of History / The Presence of the Past in Public Discourse / Rights Talk as a Form of Political Communication / Defining Events: Problem Definition in the Media Arena / The Paradox of News Bias: How Local Broadcasters Influence Information Policy / Voice, Polling, and the Public Sphere / Deliberation in Practice: Connecting Theory to the Lives of Citizens / Presidential Communication as Cultural Form: The Town Hall Meeting / Forums for Citizenship in Popular Culture / Political Authenticity, Television News, and Hillary Rodham Clinton / Roderick P. Hart -- Bartholomew H. Sparrow -- Vanessa B. Beasley -- David A. Crockett -- Jill A. Edy -- Amy Bunger -- Regina G. Lawrence -- J. H. Snider -- Lisbeth Lipari -- Paul Waldman -- David Michael Ryfe -- Jeffrey P. Jones -- Shawn J. Parry-Giles. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

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Communication in politics--United States
Communication--Political aspects--United States
Political participation--United States

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