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Thanks to the ready availability of political news today, informed citizens can protect and promote their own interests and the public interest more effectively. Or can they? Murray Edelman argues against this conventional interpretation of politics, one that takes for granted that we live in a world of facts and that people react rationally to the facts they know. In doing so, he explores in detail the ways in which the conspicuous aspects of the political scene are interpretations that systematically buttress established inequalities and interpretations already dominant political ideologies.

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University of Chicago Press
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March 15, 1988
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0226183998
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Murray Edelman is the George Herbert Mead Professor of Political Science emeritus at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is the author of several books, including Political Language (1977) and The Symbolic Uses of Politics (1964).

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Chicago Press; 1st edition (March 15, 1988)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 142 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0226183998
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0226183992
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.52 x 5.59 x 0.48 inches

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T. Parks

This book will shift a reader's entire perspective on reality ...

Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2015

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This book will shift a reader's entire perspective on reality and how news media plays out. (At least it will do so for a reader unacquainted with constructivism and symbolism.)

Edelman presents a ideology-centric perception of the world wherein all media reporting and political actors' behavior is to reenforce an ideological narrative opposing other foreign narratives.

I found it particularly interesting when viewed against terrorism and the recent ISIS fiasco.

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Important reading

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A bit dense, but Very important to read, as it explains a lot about our government and how it creates political spectacle.

Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2018

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This is my text book. It's good

Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2016

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Good book at a great price.

Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2015

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Classic in study of politics

Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2016

good prices.

Decent for what it is.

Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2004

The background of the book is quite interesting. One would normally expect a Chinese professor to write in Chinese, not English. The book is just one volume in a book series entitled "The United States and the World: Foreign Perspectives". The series is intended for American readers in the hopes that Americans will gain the perspectives of people around the world and how, in particular, they view the United States. Thus, Jiang had some leeway in not reciting the "party line" of Communist China of Chinese/American history, but instead give his own views on the subject. Jiang knew he was writing to American readers and therefore used both American and Chinese sources in writing his book
Jiang starts the book with saying that, after the American Revolution in 1783, Boston merchants immediately sought trade with China. He studies this relation up to 1978, when full diplomatic relations were established between the United States and Communist China, a full ten years before he finished and published his book.
The only problem with this book is that you need a primer in Chinese history first in order to get anything out of the book. One needs to understand the overall trends in Chinese history to fully appreciate the nuances of America's relationship with China, and Jiang, unfortunately, overlooks this.

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Dr. Michael A. Rinella

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Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2011

At some point I'll write a longer and involved summary of this book but suffice it to say this blending of dramaturgical, post-structuralist, and Marxist thought on politics should be on everyone's short list of political theory works. With chapters on the construction and use of political "problems," "enemies," and the news the text is a relevant as ever, if not more so in light what came to replace the grand "Cold War" narrative.

It would be nice if they gave the book a new cover though. I mean, come on - digital technology has made duotone covers positively medieval.

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