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UNINA9910463897003321 |
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Autore |
Drury Jeffrey P. Mehltretter |
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Titolo |
Speaking with the people's voice : how presidents invoke public opinion / / Jeffrey P. Mehltretter Drury |
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College Station, [Texas] : , : Texas A&M University Press, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (210 p.) |
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Collana |
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Presidential Rhetoric and Political Communication ; ; Volume 23 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Communication in politics - United States |
Political leadership - United States |
Persuasion (Rhetoric) - Political aspects - United States |
Presidents - United States |
Political oratory - United States |
Public opinion - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The symbolic sovereignty of the people -- Driving the bandwagon -- Hail (to) the people -- Political correctives -- The presidential balancing act -- Notes. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The role of public opinion in American democracy has been a central concern of scholars who frequently examine how public opinion influences policy makers and how politicians, especially presidents, try to shape public opinion. But in Speaking with the People's Voice: How Presidents Invoke Public Opinion, Jeffrey P. Mehltretter Drury asks a different question that adds an important new dimension to the study of public opinion: How do presidents rhetorically use public opinion in their speeches?In a careful analysis supported by case studies and discrete examples, Drury |
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