Tides of Consent: How Public Opinion Shapes American Politics

Tides of Consent: How Public Opinion Shapes American Politics. By James A. Stimson. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. 206p. $55.00 cloth, $16.99 paper. The main goal of James A. Stimson's book is to show how the dynamics of public opinion impinge on the the American political process...

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Published in:Perspectives on politics 2006, Vol.4 (1), p.198-199
Main Author: Jacoby, William G.
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
American Politics
BOOK REVIEWS: AMERICAN POLITICS
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Summary:Tides of Consent: How Public Opinion Shapes American Politics. By James A. Stimson. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. 206p. $55.00 cloth, $16.99 paper. The main goal of James A. Stimson's book is to show how the dynamics of public opinion impinge on the the American political process. This is a broad and potentially difficult task, particularly for such a succinct text. Nevertheless, I believe the book achieves its objectives quite convincingly.
ISSN:1537-5927
1541-0986
DOI:10.1017/S1537592706590140