First Person Political [[electronic resource] ] : Legislative Life and the Meaning of Public Service

• Autore: Reeher Grant
• Pubblicazione: New York, : NYU Press, 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (216 p.)
• Disciplina: 328.73
• Soggetto topico: Legislators -- United States -- States -- Interviews; Political participation -- United States -- Case studies; Responsibility; Political participation - States - United States; Legislators - United States; Government - U.S; Law, Politics & Government; Political Rights - U.S
• Soggetto non controllato: alienation; combats; distrust; everyday; face; from; life; personal; politians; political; publics; putting; this; work
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: The Sickness Unto Politics; 2 Arriving; 3 Serving; 4 Staying and Going; 5 Falling Down and Standing Up; Appendix: Methods and Contexts; Notes; References; Index; About the Author
• Sommario/riassunto: In First Person Political , Grant Reeher combats the public's alienation from and distrust of politicians by putting a personal face on everyday political life. Through moving personal interviews, Reeher allows legislators to tell their own stories about how and why they came to politics, the experience of serving in their state legislature, their decisions to stay or leave, and the many trials they face in the name of public service. Reeher contends that these politicians do have the public good in mind and often suffer great personal losses for their chance to represent the people and fight
• Titolo autorizzato: First Person Political
• ISBN: 0-8147-7685-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778214503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II