Author: HERBST, Susan.
Title: Numbered Voices: How Opinion Polling has Shaped American Politics.
Description: The University of Chicago Press, 1993. Hardcover. Ex-library, o/wise good (no markings to text) in dj. Asks the following questions: How are numbers generated by public opinion surveys used to describe the national mood? Why have they gained such widespread respect and power in American life? Do polls enhance democracy, or simply accelerate the erosion of public discourse? 227pp. ISBN 0226327426.

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