Your Past and the Press!

Controversial Presidential Appointments: A Study Focusing on the Impact of Interest Groups and Media Activity on the Appointment Process

von Joseph Michael Green

178 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Through exploring the public depiction of Judge Robert Bork and Professor Lani Guinier, Your Past and the Press! elucidates how interest groups and the media influence the confirmation process for top-level government appointees. Illuminating the sequence of events characterized by the derailment of Bork and Guinier, author Joseph Michael Green details the activities surrounding the entire nomination process, from the announcement of a nominee to his/her ultimate defeat.

• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Politik und Staat
• ISBN: 9780761828020
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 28.04.2004
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: University Press of America