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Autore |
Burrell Barbara C. <1947-> |
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A woman's place is in the House : campaigning for Congress in the feminist era / / Barbara C. Burrell |
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Ann Arbor, : University of Michigan Press, c1996 |
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ISBN |
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1282604805 |
9786612604805 |
0472024248 |
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Edizione |
[1st paperback ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (220 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women - Political activity - United States |
Women legislators - United States |
Political campaigns - United States |
United States Politics and government 1945-1989 |
United States Politics and government 1989- |
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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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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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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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Intro -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. American Views of Women as Political Leaders: The Polls, Experiments, and Surveys -- 3. The Presence and Performance of Women Candidates in Primary Elections -- 4. The Backgrounds of Female Candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives, 1968-92 -- 5. Political Parties and Women's Candidacies -- 6. Sex and Money: The Financing of Women's and Men's Campaigns for the U.S. House of Representatives, 1972-92 -- 7. The Presence and Performance of Women Candidates in General Elections for the U.S. House of Representatives -- 8. Women Members of Congress and Policy Representation -- 9. Conclusion -- References -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Study of women candidates for U.S. House that argues women are successful in winning elections. |
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