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



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Autore: Reeher Grant Visualizza persona
Titolo: First Person Political [[electronic resource] ] : Legislative Life and the Meaning of Public Service Visualizza cluster
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 genere / forma: Electronic books.
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  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8147-7685-X
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910455126903321
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