From Tea Leaves to Opinion Polls: A Theory of Democratic Leadership

by John Geer

Overview

The first in-depth analysis of the link between politicians' behavior and opinion polls. Exploring political action within a broad historical context, the book develops a theory to show how the behavior of politicians, and the unfolding of political change, have been irrevocably altered since the advent of opinion polling in the 1930s.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780231102797
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Publication date:	09/05/1996
Series:	Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics Into the 21st Century
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	225
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

What People are Saying About This

Walter J. Stone

A wonderful contribution to presidential and leadership studies. Geer masterfully synthesizes a 'soft' rational choice perspective with historical analysis to shed new light on the evolving nature of presidential leadership in the information age. The book displays a rare combination of analytical rigor and clarity in the writing to make it a joy to read.

— Walter J. Stone, University of Colorado

Editorial Reviews

A wonderful contribution to presidential and leadership studies. Geer masterfully synthesizes a 'soft' rational choice perspective with historical analysis to shed new light on the evolving nature of presidential leadership in the information age. The book displays a rare combination of analytical rigor and clarity in the writing to make it a joy to read.

Walter J. Stone

Drawing from educational works of Erasmus, Ascham, and others as well as homilies and self-improvement books, shows how English readers of the 16th century interpreted texts quite differently than we do now, and how they were trained to notice different aspects of a text and process them differently. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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