Center Stage: Media and the Performance of American Politics

by Gary C. Woodward

Book Overview

This up-to-date and lively text focuses on a wide range of issues, such as politics as theater, the economic forces shaping contemporary political media, the rhetoric of the "War on Terrorism," and the growth of new media. Separate chapters explore a range of contexts, including the presidency, Congress and the courts, foreign news reporting, and political art. The text concludes with ways to open up additional pathways for imagining our national...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742535657
• ISBN13: 9780742535657
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"