The Primary Decision A Functional Analysis of Debates in Presidential Primaries
| Author/creator | Benoit, William L. Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Praeger Publishers [Imprint] Portsmouth : Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated Santa Barbara : ABC-CLIO, LLC [Distributor] |
| Description | 176 p. ill 24.300 x 016.100 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Pier, P. M. Author |
| Other author/creator | Brazeal, LeAnn M. Author |
| Other author/creator | Airne, David Author |
| Other author/creator | Klyukovski, Andrew Author |
| Other author/creator | McHale, John P. Author |
| Series | Praeger Series in Political Communication |
| Summary | Annotation <p>Benoit and his colleagues apply the functional theory of political campaign discourse to 25 presidential primary debates beginning with the 1948 American presidential primary campaign. They conclude with the 2000 presidential primaries.</p><p></p><p>They identify the functions, topics, and targets of attacks, and the results are compared with research on primary TV spots and with general debates. An important resource for scholars and students of American presidential and party elections and political communications.</p> |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2001032925 |
| ISBN | 9780275974404 |
| ISBN | 0275974405 (Trade Cloth) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780275974404 |
| Stock number | C7440 00011167 |