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1st ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (x, 242 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Presidential rhetoric and political communication ; no. 22
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Presidential rhetoric and political communication ; no. 22.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-229) and index. |
| Contents |
The first shall be last: the "pioneer" frame as a constraint for women presidential candidates -- Fictional presidentiality: presidential portrayals on the large and small screens -- Presidential campaign oratory: two faces of feminism -- Political journalism and punditry: framing the "dangerous" campaigns of Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton -- Bodies politic: "porning" the presidential body -- Parodying presidentiality: a (not so) funny thing happened on the way to the White House -- Conclusion: our candidates, ourselves. |
| Summary |
What elements of American political and rhetorical culture block the imagining-and thus, the electing-of a woman as president? Examining both major-party and third-party campaigns by women, including the 2008 campaigns of Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin, the authors of Woman President: Confronting Postfeminist Political Culture identify the factors that limit electoral possibilities for women. Pundits have been predicting women's political ascendancy for years. And yet, although the 2008 presidential campaign featured Hillary Clinton as an early frontrunner for the Democrati. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Clinton, Hillary Rodham.
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Clinton, Hillary Rodham. |
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Palin, Sarah, 1964-
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Palin, Sarah, 1964- |
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Women presidents -- United States.
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Women presidents. |
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United States. |
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Women presidential candidates -- United States.
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Women presidential candidates. |
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Gender mainstreaming -- United States.
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Gender mainstreaming. |
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Sex discrimination against women -- United States.
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Sex discrimination against women. |
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Feminism and mass media -- United States.
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Feminism and mass media. |
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Mass media and women -- United States.
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Mass media and women. |
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Presidents -- United States -- Election -- Case studies.
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Presidents. |
| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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Electronic books.
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Case studies.
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| Added Author |
Anderson, Karrin Vasby.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781603449830 (DLC) 2013010655 (OCoLC)836261451 |
| ISBN |
9781461937920 (electronic book) |
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1461937922 (electronic book) |
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1623490103 (electronic book) |
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9781623490102 (electronic book) |
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1299780938 (electronic book) |
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9781299780934 (electronic book) |
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9781603449830 (book/cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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1603449833 (book/cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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