Building a Business of Politics: The Rise of Political Consulting and the Transformation of American Democracy Format:Hardcover ISBN-10: 0190620757

ISBN-10: 0190620757

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Barbra Streisand has been called the "most successful

This monumental work provides a comprehensive analytical history of the Hellenistic

ISBN-13: 9780307730022

Building a Business of Politics: The Rise of Political Consulting and the Transformation of American Democracy Format:Hardcover ISBN-10: 0190620757Political races in the United States rely heavily on highly paid political consultants. In Building a Business of Politics, Adam Sheingate traces the history of political consultants from its origins in the publicity experts and pollsters of the 1920s and 1930s to the strategists and media specialists of the 1970s who transformed political campaigns into a highly profitable business. Today, consultants command a hefty fee from politicians as they turn