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Political Problems and Personalities in Contemporary Maryland
Political Problems and Personalities in Contemporary Maryland
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Political Problems and Personalities in Contemporary Maryland provides a comprehensive rhetorical analysis of contemporary politics and political communication in Maryland at both the state and local levels. Theodore F. Sheckels and Carl Hyden approach rhetoric in a broader sense, arguing that actions by political players – including decisions on housing policy, urban redevelopment policy, and transportation policy—are not in a separate category from their messages. In many cases, they argue, actions are messages, often with important material consequences. Rather than focusing solely on previous or upcoming elections, as political communication has traditionally been examined, Sheckels and Hyden give considerable space to non-election topics, responding to current shifts in political communication scholarship and encouraging others to examine political communication at the local and state levels elsewhere in the United States. Scholars of communication, political science, rhetoric, and history will find this book of particular interest.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1-Introduction: Studying State and Local Politics; Studying Maryland
Part I – People
Chapter 2 – Barbara Mikulski: Advocate and Mentor
Chapter 3 – Martin O'Malley's Failure to Communicate
Chapter 4 – Larry Hogan: A Look at His Record as Governor of Maryland
Part II– Politics
Chapter 5 – Baltimore in Search of Its Next Transformational Mayor
Chapter 6 – Why Haven't Maryland's African American Candidates for Governor Been Elected
Chapter 7 – Marylanders in Congress: Different Leaders for Different Tasks
Chapter 8 – Why Hasn't There Been a Marylander in the White House: The Quests of Albert Ritchie, Spiro Agnew, Martin O'Malley, and John Delaney
Part III -- Policies
Chapter 9 – Race, Housing, and Segregation in Baltimore
Chapter 10 – Transportation Policy: Questions of Power, Questions of Identity
Part IV – Places
Chapter 11 – Renewal, Revitalization, and Redevelopment Across Baltimore From the
Downtown Core to the Neighborhoods
Chapter 12 – Gerr
Product details
Published | 08 Nov 2022 |
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Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 312 |
ISBN | 9781666928983 |
Imprint | Lexington Books |
Illustrations | 10 b/w photos; |
Series | Bloomsbury Studies in Political Communication |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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