Political Advertisement VII: 1952 - 2008

Synopsis: This fascinating anthology, updated to include advertisements from the 2008 presidential campaign, documents the selling of the American presidency since the 1950s, from Eisenhower to Obama. In this revealing survey of the American televisual campaign process, a social and media history emerges as Muntadas and Reese trace the development of the TV "spot" as a political strategy and manipulative marketing technique. This stream of political advertisements, presented without commentary, includes many rare spots, including several never before seen.

This is the seventh version in an ongoing twenty-four-year project. Since 1984, Muntadas and Reese have revised, expanded, and updated POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT with every presidential election.
Language: English
Country: United States
Year of release: 2010
Subjects: Media studies; Politics & government
Keywords: advertising; elections; political campaigns; television broadcasting; United States of America

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