The sociodrama of presidential politics: Rhetoric, ritual, and power in the Era of teledemocracy

American Anthropologist

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 359-373

  McLeod, James R ^a   McLeod, Christine ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

American presidential campaign; Media; Rhetoric; Ritual; Symbol

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033461395     PISSN: 00027294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/aa.1999.101.2.359     Document Type: Article

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