Building a Business of Politics: The Rise of Political Consulting and the Transformation of American Democracy, Sheingate Adam
Автор: Johnson Dennis W. Название: Democracy for Hire: A History of American Political Consulting ISBN: 0190272694 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780190272692 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 4988.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book is a history of political consulting in America, examining how the consulting business developed, highlighting the major figures in the consulting industry and assessing the impact of professional consulting on elections and American democracy.
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Описание: Draws on years of archival and journalistic research and builds on social history and economics literature to show the powerful impact of recession-era discourse on the death penalty, the war on drugs, incarceration practices, prison health care, and other aspects of the American correctional landscape.
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