American Political Patterns; Conflict and Consensus

Nimmo, Dan, and Ungs, Thomas, D.

Published by Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1967

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x, 486 pages. Footnotes. A Concluding note on "The Pluralistic Aspiration". Index. No dust jacket present. This seminal work addresses the political community, political communications, and political policy. It offers a 'concluding note' on "The Pluralistic Aspiration". Dan Nimmo (1933-2004) was a professor of political science, journalism, and communication at various institutions, notably the University of Missouri, University of Tennessee, and the University of Oklahoma. His writings include The Political Pundits and The Political Persuaders. Dan Nimmo was considered one of the most productive and influential scholars in the field of political communication. Over a period of 50 years he produced, with several co-authors and coeditors, more than 35 volumes, as well as countless book chapters and convention papers on political communication. A distinctive mark of his work was the enormously wide range of concepts and interpretive tools he was able to draw on to show new facets of political communication. These ranged from the psychological foundations of political images, to the rising importance of political commentary and punditry in the media, to the many forms of political communication outside of campaigns such as news coverage of scandals, disasters and even popular films. Thomas Dale Ungs was an American political scientist, educator. He was a member of American Society Public Administration, Law and Society Association, Tennessee Political Science Association (president 1974-1976), Southern Political Science Association, and the American Political Science Association. This work addressed the Political Community, Political Communication, and Political Policy. Among the topics addressed are Constitutional Politics, Leadership, Partisanship, Pressure, Conflict Resolution, Consensus, Democracy, Governance, Elections, Political campaigns, Public Policy, Bureaucracy, Judicial. Negro, Race, President, and the Supreme Court.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: American Political Patterns; Conflict and Consensus
• Publisher: Little, Brown and Company, Boston
• Publication Date: 1967
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Third Printing [stated].
• Condition: Good
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