From Tea Leaves to Opinion Polls: A Theory of Democratic Leadership

by John G. Geer

Book Overview

The first in-depth analysis of the link between politicians' behavior and opinion polls. Exploring political action within a broad historical context, the book develops a theory to show how the behavior of politicians, and the unfolding of political change, have been irrevocably altered since the advent of opinion polling in the 1930s.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231102798
• ISBN13: 9780231102797
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 225 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher