Political Scandal and American Pop Culture

Sex, Power, and Cover-Ups

AvJim Twombly

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

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?This book provides a newer definition of political scandal and applies it in a way to remove “ordinary corruption” from the discussion.

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Utgivningsdatum:2024-08-01
Mått:148 x 210 x 21 mm
Vikt:493 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:277
Upplaga:2
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783031631672

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Jim Twombly is Professor Emeritus of American Politics at Elmira College, USA. He is the author of The Progression of the American Presidency: Individuals, Empire, and Change (Palgrave Macmillan 2013), as well as five other books, a number of journal articles, book reviews, and conference papers. Dr. Twombly is also a political analyst on WENY-TV in Elmira.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1: Introduction and Definitions.- Chapter 2: Watergate and its Legacy.- Chapter 3: Koreagate, Abscam, and Iran-Contra.- Chapter 4: From Monkey Business to Monicagate: Hijinks on the high seas, Whitewater, a Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy and the Rise of Fox News.- Chapter 5: Governors Gone Wild: Buying Sex, Selling Senate Seats, and Hiking the Appalachian Trail.- Chapter 6: What’s in the Water on Capitol Hill?.- Chapter 7: Clinton Scandals – 21st Century Version, but not Bill.- Chapter 8: Drinking from the Firehose: Trump, Social Media, and Late Night Comedy.- Chapter 9: Still Thirsty? More Firehose, but not January 6th.- Chapter 10: Hiding Behind the Robes: Clarence Thomas and Judicial Scandal.- Chapter 11: Lying in its Own Right, not Connected to Cover-ups: George Santos.- Chapter 12: Rudy Giuliani.- Chapter 13: The BIG Lie, Pop Culture, and Threats to American Democracy.- Chapter 14 : A Conclusion.