Political Animal, The

Synopsis

Jeremy Paxman reads an abridged version of his book of the same title about why politicians so often fail to live up to our expectations - and their own. Those political careers that don’t end in defeat or disgrace often disappear into obscurity. Paxman looks at why politicians are perceived as either power-hungry misfits or hopeless, unrealistic idealists; why people go into politics; and why the public doesn’t like politicians. It is a witty, unsparing but essentially sympathetic portrait of modern politicians and the strange world they inhabit.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2002

Year of production

2002

Notes

Packages on 4 cassettes

Subjects

Politics & government; Sociology

Keywords

social psychology; politicians

Distribution Formats

Type

Audio

Format

Cassette

Price

£12.99

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

360 mins

Year

2002

Production Company

Name

Penguin Audiobooks

Email

audio@penguin.co.uk

Web

http://www.penguin.co.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7010 3067

Fax

020 7010 6695

Address

80 Strand
London
WC2R 0RL

Distributor

 

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