Cracked but Not Shattered: Hillary Rodham Clinton's Unsuccessful Campaign for the Presidency (Lexington Studies in Political Communication)
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (690 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0739137301 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 232 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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In this volume, Professor Sheckels assembles leading scholars in the fields of communication, political science, and gender studies whose contributions illuminate the context for Senator Clinton's campaign, her communication and rhetorical strategies, and media coverage of her landmark campaign. This book paves the way for what will surely be many investigations of Hillary Rodham Clinton and her powerful communicative impact on the 2008 election, American politics in general, and the nation as a whole. (Rhetoric & Public Affairs) . Tedesco, Virginia Tech)Cracked But Not Shattered offers a series of fascinating and compelling insights about Clinton's historic campaign in 2008. Sensit
Sheckels is A. G. Theodore F. . Ingram Professor of English at Randolph-Macon College
James Benson said very disappointing. This book is a good example of an academic book where the bias of the editor and authors overrides the facts and ignores relevant but inconsistent fact. The theory of the book is that Clinton lost the "very disappointing" according to James Benson. This book is a good example of an academic book where the bias of the editor and authors overrides the facts and ignores relevant but inconsistent fact. The theory of the book is that Clinton lost the 2008 primary because she is a woman, and the subtheory is that she lost it because she was a former first lady (a chapter that actually makes some sense).The problem is that the different essays in the book sound like the worse of academic papers where making the paper interesting is . 008 primary because she is a woman, and the subtheory is that she lost it because she was a former first lady (a chapter that actually makes some sense).The problem is that the different essays in the book sound like the worse of academic papers where making the paper interesting is
Cracked But Not Shattered thoroughly analyzes Hillary Clinton's 2008 campaign for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination with an eye to identifying what went wrong-why, the frontrunner, she ended up not breaking 'the glass ceiling.' Although her communication was flawed and the media coverage of her did reflect biases, these essays demonstrate how her campaign was in trouble from the start because of her gender, status as a former First Lady, and being half of a political couple.