Scorpion Tongues - Gossip, Celebrity, and American Politics

Informationen zum Autor Gail Collins, a columnist for the New York Times, was the the first woman ever to serve as editorial page editor for the paper. Previously, she was a member of the Times editorial board, and a columnist for the New York Daily News and New York Newsday. Klappentext From Thomas Jefferson to William Jefferson Clinton, Scorpion Tongues is a popular history of gossip in American politics. Complete with wickedly delightful anecdotes of major and minor politicians and entertainers over the last 200 years, Gail Collins examines the evolving relationship between politicians and the press and the blurring of the lines between politicians and celebrities. Supported by extensive research and written with an entertaining flair, she speculates on how gossip reflects the current moral compass of the time, noting how a rumor, like an unpredictable summer tornado, can flatten one reputation while a similar story passes over another with hardly a rustle. "Hilariously readable" (The Economist), Scorpion Tongues offers sinful scandals and mild hearsay for every taste. Zusammenfassung From Thomas Jefferson to William Jefferson Clinton! Scorpion Tongues is a popular history of gossip in American politics. Complete with wickedly delightful anecdotes of major and minor politicians and entertainers over the last 200 years! Gail Collins examines the evolving relationship between politicians and the press and the blurring of the lines between politicians and celebrities. Supported by extensive research and written with an entertaining flair! she speculates on how gossip reflects the current moral compass of the time! noting how a rumor! like an unpredictable summer tornado! can flatten one reputation while a similar story passes over another with hardly a rustle. "Hilariously readable" ( The Economist )! Scorpion Tongues offers sinful scandals and mild hearsay for every taste.

Product details

• Authors: Gail Collins, Collins Gail
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2007
• EAN: 9780061139628
• ISBN: 978-0-06-113962-8
• No. of pages: 364
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 203 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, HISTORY / United States / General, United States of America, USA, Politics and government, HISTORY: 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN, HISTORY: United States / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Minority Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Ethnic Studies / General