| Guide to Interest Groups and Lobbying in the United States Contributor(s): Loomis, Burdett A. (Editor), Francia, Peter (Editor), Strolovitch, Dara Z. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1604264578 ISBN-13: 9781604264579 Publisher: CQ Press OUR PRICE: $223.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Political Advocacy - Political Science | Political Process - Political Parties - Political Science | Reference |
| Dewey: 324.409 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 8.6" W x 11" (3.15 lbs) 512 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Guide to Interest Groups and Lobbying in the United States offers a thematic analysis of interest groups and lobbying in American politics and over the course of American political history. It explores how interest groups have organized and articulated their support for numerous issues, and have they grown - both in numbers and range of activities - to become an integral part of the U.S. political system. Beginning with the foundations of interest groups during the late 19th Century Gilded Age, to the contemporary explosive growth of lobbying, Political Action Committees, and new forms of interest group cyberpolitics, readers are provided with multiple approaches to understanding the complex and changing interest advocacy sphere. This authoritative work from CQ Press will find an audience not only with students and scholars, but also with policy advocates. |
Contributor Bio(s): Loomis, Burdett: - Burdett A. Loomis is professor of political science at the University of Kansas. A former American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow and recipient of a Kemper Teaching Award, he has written extensively on legislatures, political careers, interest groups, and policymaking. |