Presidential debates : the challenge of creating an informed electorate / Kathleen Hall Jamieson, David S. Birdsell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jamieson, Kathleen Hall, author.

Birdsell, David S., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presidents--United States--Election.

Presidents.

Campaign debates--United States.

Campaign debates.

Television in politics--United States.

Television in politics.

Political science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How important are presidential debates today? To answer this question, the authors place modern debates in their cultural and historical context, tracing their origins and development in the American political tradition, from the eighteenth century to the present, and concluding with some thoughtful suggestions for improving their current effectiveness.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""1 Characteristics of Prebroadcast Debates in America""; ""2 The Contributions of American Debate, 1770-1920""; ""3 The Limitations of American Debate, 1770-1920""; ""4 The Impact of Broadcasting on Debates""; ""5 The Power of Broadcast Debates""; ""6 The Problems of Broadcast Debates""; ""7 The Promise of Debates""; ""Appendix 1: Presidential Debates, 1948-1984""; ""Appendix 2: The Law and Presidential Debates""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Index""

Notes:

Previously issued in print: New York: Oxford University Press, 1988.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on November 21, 2023).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-773389-1

0-19-972919-0

1-280-52540-1

1-4237-3472-6

1-60256-610-0

OCLC:

922952539