The politics of lying : implications for democracy /

This book provides the first attempt to synthesise what is a pervasive phenomenon, and one that is mentioned tangentially in many political analyses, but nowhere receives the systematic and theoretical treatment that its significance to the working of 'democratic' political practice deserv...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cliffe, Lionel
Otros Autores: Ramsay, Maureen, 1948-, Bartlett, Dave, 1947-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire [England] : New York : Macmillan ; St. Martin's, 2000.
Temas:
Official secrets > United States.
Official secrets > Great Britain.
Official secrets > United States > Case studies.
Official secrets > Great Britain > Case studies.
Deception > Political aspects > United States.
Deception > Political aspects > Great Britain.
Secrets d'État > États-Unis.
Secrets d'État > Grande-Bretagne.
Secrets d'État > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Secrets d'État > Grande-Bretagne > Études de cas.
Tromperie > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
Tromperie > Aspect politique > Grande-Bretagne.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
Deception > Political aspects
Official secrets
Great Britain
United States
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Justifications for lying in politics / Maureen Ramsay
  • Democratic dirty hands / Maureen Ramsay
  • Explanations: the political context / Maureen Ramsay
  • Explanations: deception in the US political system / Lionel Cliffe
  • Explanations: secrecy and deception in the UK political context / Lionel Cliffe
  • The Iran-Contra affairs / Lionel Cliffe
  • The 'war' on drugs / Lionel Cliffe
  • The Scott inquiry: Matrix Churchill and the arms to Iraq affair / Dave Bartlett
  • The Pergau Dam affair: civil aid and arms exports / Dave Bartlett
  • Shoot to kill / Maureen Ramsay
  • BSE: mad cows and deregulation / Dave Bartlett.

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