McNair, Brian, 1959-

An introduction to political communication / Brian McNair. - 4th ed. - London : Routledge, 2007. - xvii, 222 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Communication and society. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-217) and index.

I. Politics in the age of mediation: 1. Politics in the age of mediation - 2. Politics, democracy and the media - 3. The effects of political communication - 4. The political media - 5. The media as political actors -- II. Communicating politics: 6. Party political communication I: advertising - 7. Party political communication II: political public relations - 8. Pressure-group politics and the oxygen of publicity - 9. International political communication - 10. Conclusion: performance politics and the democratic process.

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Communication in politics.

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