Lottery Wars - Case Studies in Bible Belt Politics, 1986-2005

Informationen zum Autor Randy Bobbitt Klappentext Randy Bobbitt examines the political debates and underlying communications strategies over proposed state lotteries that took place in the Southeastern United States between 1986 and 2005. Based on research from thousands of media articles, government documents, and interviews with politicians, religious leaders, and journalists,Lottery Wars brings the history of state lotteries and the persuasive strategies used to debate them up to date. Zusammenfassung Examines the political debates and underlying communications strategies over proposed state lotteries that took place in the Southeastern US between 1986 and 2005. This book is based on research from thousands of media articles! government documents! and interviews with politicians! religious leaders! and journalists. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Pie in the Sky Chapter 2 Talking Points Chapter 3 Bible Belt Politics: Up Close, Personal, and In Your Face Chapter 4 Florida, 1986: Trouble in Paradise Chapter 5 Georgia, 1992: That 33% Will Beat You to Death Chapter 6 Alabama, 1999: There is No Plan B Chapter 7 South Carolina, 2000: The Confederate Flag, Video Poker, and Now This Chapter 8 Tennessee, 2002: Hardball Politics Chapter 9 North Carolina, 2005: The Hole in the Doughnut

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Randy Bobbitt, Bobbitt Randy
• Verlag: Rowman and Littlefield
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 15.08.2007
• EAN: 9780739117385
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-1738-5
• Seiten: 218
• Abmessung: 152 mm x 222 mm x 19 mm
• Serien: Lexington Studies in Political; Lexington Studies in Political Communication; Bloomsbury Studies in Political Communication
• Themen: Ratgeber > Hobby, Haus > Spielen, Raten; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Politics & government, Politics and government