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POLITICS, LAW, AND GOVERNMENT

FORTHCOMING Covering American The Powers of

Money in Politics in the the U.S. Congress
American Politics 21st Century Where Constitutional
An Encyclopedia of Authority Begins and Ends
An Encyclopedia
News Media Titans, BRIEN HALLETT, EDITOR
DAVID A. SCHULTZ, EDITOR
Trends, and Controversies
2 VOLUMES | LEE BANVILLE

ABC-CLIO
ABC-CLIO October 2016, 298pp, 7x10
February 2018, 398pp, 7x10 Print: 978-1-4408-4323-5
Print: 978-1-4408-5176-6 $89.00, £69.00, €81.00
$94.00, £73.00, €86.00 ABC-CLIO eBook: 978-1-4408-4324-2
eBook: 978-1-4408-5177-3 December 2016, 753pp, 7x10
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$189.00, £146.00, €172.00 An excellent resource both for
How much does money really matter eBook: 978-1-4408-3553-7 “ those who are just beginning to
in American politics? A first-of-its-kind study the powers of Congress
reference book, this encyclopedia “ A well-written primer that as well as those whose
provides the most up-to-date research captures the prominence and scholarship touches on these
and analysis regarding how money importance of media in modern- issues. It would be a welcome
affects American campaigns, elections, day American politics. ” addition to any high school or
politics, and public policy. college library.
—Library Journal, March 10, 2017 ”
FEATURES —ARBA, March 13, 2017
This encyclopedia provides a real-
• Provide readers with a
comprehensive understanding of world guide to American political Offering a unique resource for students,
money’s key role in contemporary journalism and news coverage in the scholars, and citizens, this work fully
American campaigns, elections, law, 21st century, from the most influential explains all of the 21 enumerated
and policymaking media organizations and pundits to the powers of the U.S. Congress, from the
• Reviews current research that controversies and practices shaping “power of the purse” to the power to
examines money’s impact on politics modern-day political journalism. declare war.
• Explains the laws regarding money in FEATURES FEATURES
U.S. politics and assesses the viability
of various reforms and proposed • Offers impartial and objective • Enables readers to connect the long-
regulations coverage of the largest and ago goals and perspectives of the
most influential individuals and Founding Fathers to current issues
organizations in American political and controversies
DAVID A. SCHULTZ is professor of media
political science at Hamline University, BRIEN HALLETT, PhD, is a professor
where he teaches American politics, LEE BANVILLE is associate professor
and professor of law specializing of journalism at the University of in the Matsunaga Institute for Peace
at the University of Hawai’i-Manoa,
in election law at the University of Montana, Missoula, MT.
Minnesota Law School. Honolulu, Hawai’i.
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