Peepshow: Media and Politics in an Age of Scandal

by Robert S Lichter, Larry J. Sabato, Mark Stencel, et al.

Book Overview

The line dividing public life and private behavior in American politics is more blurred than ever. When it comes to questions about sex, substance abuse, and family life, anything goes on the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742500101
• ISBN13: 9780742500105
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 177 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Great resource

My daughter read this book to help her write a research paper in her government class. I got curious, so I read it too. Excellent information, with lots of concrete examples of media invading the private lives of public figures. Also gives great examples of public figures wanting to use their private lives as part of their campaigns (for public image-building), and then resenting the intrusion of the media. I look forward to an updated edition, since this was published in 2000.

Sanity at last!

I've been waiting for a book like this for a long time. It offers, at last, a clear-headed and incisive analysis of the whole scandal mess in today's media. It's short, to-the-point, delightful reading that I found tremendously entertaining. Anybody who listens to the daily diet of dirty laundry on the news will love this book.