First Person Political : Legislative Life and the Meaning of Public Service.

In First Person Political, Grant Reeher combats the public's alienation from and distrust of politicians by putting a personal face on everyday political life. Through moving personal interviews, Reeher allows legislators to tell their own stories about how and why they came to politics, the ex...

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Main Author: Reeher, Grant
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : NYU Press, 2006.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Summary:In First Person Political, Grant Reeher combats the public's alienation from and distrust of politicians by putting a personal face on everyday political life. Through moving personal interviews, Reeher allows legislators to tell their own stories about how and why they came to politics, the experience of serving in their state legislature, their decisions to stay or leave, and the many trials they face in the name of public service. Reeher contends that these politicians do have the public good in mind and often suffer great personal losses for their chance to represent the people and fight.
Physical Description:1 online resource (216 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-199) and index.
ISBN:9780814776858
081477685X
Access:Electronic resource (access conditions).
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.