{"product_id":"political-mischief-9780275941833","title":"Political Mischief","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn old pro on political mischief in the United States gives us an overview of U.S. campaign tactics and ethics from eighteenth-century pamphleteers to campaign consultants and media wizards in the 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction  The Matrix of Political Mischief  The Nominating Process: Finding Someone to Run  The Election Campaign: Marketing Politics  Criticizing Opponents: Negative Campaigning  The Elements of Unfair Campaigning  Personal Vilification: The Classic Smear  The Ghoul Gambit: Putting the Other Side Beyond the Pale  Appeals to Bigotry: Religion, Race, Ethnic Background  The Many Uses of Distortion  Political Lies and Liars  Politics and Patriotism  Political Chicanery: Disrupting the Machinery  Espionage and Sabotage  Buying and Stealing Votes  Mischief and Reform: Reform as Mischief  Watergate: Mandate for Reform  A Result of Reform: Invincible Incumbents  Media Power and the Perception of Politics  Further Perspectives on Reform  Bibliography  Index","brand":"ABC-CLIO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017735078231,"sku":"9780275941833","price":66.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780275941833.jpg?v=1750774496","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/political-mischief-9780275941833","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}