{"product_id":"the-vanishing-voter-paperback-by-thomas-e-patterson","title":"The Vanishing Voter Paperback by Thomas E. Patterson","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eVintage\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2003-09-09)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e288\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780375713798\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e213.19\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e20.19 x 13.39 x 1.75\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eFrom the award-winning author of \u003cb\u003eOut of Order\u003c\/b\u003e—named the best political science book of the last decade by the American Political Science Association—comes this landmark book about why Americans don’t vote.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on more than 80,000 interviews, \u003cb\u003eThe Vanishing Voter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003einvestigates why—despite a better educated citizenry, the end of racial barriers to voting, and simplified voter registration procedures—the percentage of voters has steadily decreased to the point that the United States now has nearly the lowest voting rate in the world. Patterson cites the blurring of differences between the political parties, the news media’s negative bias, and flaws in the election system to explain this disturbing trend while suggesting specific reforms intended to bring Americans back to the polls. Astute, far-reaching, and impeccably researched, \u003cb\u003eThe Vanishing Voter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eengages the very meaning of our relationship to our government.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eThomas E. Patterson is the Bradlee Professor of Government and the Press at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. For many years he taught at Syracuse University. He is the author of several other books on politics and the media, including \u003cb\u003eOut of Order\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich won the American Political Science Association’s 2002 Doris Graber Award for the best book in the field of political communication, and \u003cb\u003eThe Unseeing Eye\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was named one of the fifty most influential books of the past half century in the field of public opinion by the American Association for Public Opinion Research. He lives in Brookline, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46552881365153,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780375713798","price":21.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780375713798.jpg?v=1781719082","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-vanishing-voter-paperback-by-thomas-e-patterson","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}