Johnson, Dennis W. <br/><br/>
No place for amateurs :  how political consultants are reshaping American democracy / 
Dennis W. Johnson. 
 - 320 p. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/> List of Tables --  Preface --  Introduction: Canvassing the Political Landscape --  Professional Campaigning: New Realities, New Challenges --  Celebrity Consultants and Professionally Driven Campaigns --  Running for Office: Not for the Faint of Heart --  Case Study: Challenging an Incumbent U.S. Senator: The Realities of a Tough, Hard-Fought, Professional Campaign --  Weapons of Modern Campaigning --  Political Research: Digging Up the Dirt --  Testing Public Opinion --  The Media, Old and New --  Targeting Voters --  The Money Chase --  Wider Reach of Political Consulting --  Ballot Issues, Local Elections, and Consultants --  Citizens, Voters, and Democratic Choice --  Citizens' Internet Resource Guide --  Leading Political Consulting Firms --  Notes --  Index.  Pt. 1.  1.  2.  3.  Pt. 2.  4.  5.  6.  7.  8.  Pt. 3.  9.  10.  App. A.  App. B. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0415928362 (pbk.) :  £12.99 0415921252 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA1-Z8976 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Political consultants--United States<br/>Campaign management--United States
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Politics and government.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>324.70973