NUMBERED VOICES by Susan Herbst ( 9780226327426 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

NUMBERED VOICES
HOW OPINION POLLING HAS SHAPED AMERICAN POLITICS

By:

Susan Herbst

Format:

Hardback

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ISBN 10:

0226327426

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9780226327426

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Publisher:

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS

Pub. date:

1 January, 1993

Series:

American Politics & Political Economy S.

Pages:

228

Synopsis:

Quantifying the American mood through opinion polls appears to be an unbiased means for finding out what people want. But in Numbered Voices, Susan Herbst demonstrates that the way public opinion is measured affects the use that voters, legislators, and journalists make of it. Exploring the history of public opinion in the United States from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day, Herbst shows how numbers served both instrumental and symbolic functions, not only conveying neutral information but creating a basis authority. Addressing how the quantification of public opinion has affected contemporary politics and the democratic process, Herbst asks difficult but fundamental questions about the workings of American politics.

Illustrations:

7 halftones, line drawings, 6 tables

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Imprint:

University of Chicago Press

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