Australia 1989, The Penguin Guide to

History

Swindell, David

Australia & Oceania

Penguin??Books

In the vastness of Australia, it is difficult to find the most interesting place to go or see. Now seasoned travelers have a choice of destinations and are forewarned of any spots that may have lost their charms.

Australia 1990, The Penguin Guide to

Australia 1991, The Penguin Guide to

Uncovers the politics involved when a city recruits and implements a presidential convention. Political party conventions have lost much of their original political nature, serving now primarily as elaborate infomercials while ratifying the decisions made by voters in state primaries and caucuses. While this activity hasn’t changed significantly since the 1970s, conventions themselves have changed significantly in terms of how they are recruited, implemented, and paid for. American Cities and the Politics of Party Conventions analyzes how and why cities advance through the site selection process. Just as parties use conventions to communicate their policies, unity, and competence to the electorate, cities use the convention selection process to communicate their merits to political parties, businesses and residents. While hosting such a “mega event” provides some direct economic stimulus for host cities, the major benefit of the convention is the opportunity it provides for branding and signaling status. Combining a case studies approach as well as interviews with party and local officials, Eric S. Heberlig, Suzanne M. Leland, and David Swindell bring party convention scholarship up to date while highlighting the costs and benefits of hosting such events for tourism bureaus, city administrators, elected officials, and the citizens they represent.

American Cities and the Politics of Party Conventions

Politics & Social Sciences

Heberlig, Eric S.

Leland, Suzanne M.

Social Sciences

State University of New York Press

Uncovers the politics involved when a city recruits and implements a presidential convention. Political party conventions have lost much of their original political nature, serving now primarily as elaborate infomercials while ratifying the decisions made by voters in state primaries and caucuses. While this activity hasn’t changed significantly since the 1970s, conventions themselves have changed significantly in terms of how they are recruited, implemented, and paid for. American Cities and the Politics of Party Conventions analyzes how and why cities advance through the site selection process. Just as parties use conventions to communicate their policies, unity, and competence to the electorate, cities use the convention selection process to communicate their merits to political parties, businesses and residents. While hosting such a “mega event” provides some direct economic stimulus for host cities, the major benefit of the convention is the opportunity it provides for branding and signaling status. Combining a case studies approach as well as interviews with party and local officials, Eric S. Heberlig, Suzanne M. Leland, and David Swindell bring party convention scholarship up to date while highlighting the costs and benefits of hosting such events for tourism bureaus, city administrators, elected officials, and the citizens they represent.

As you enter the world of these amazing characters, you too will come to a place of hope and healing. Davie, Ida May, Floppy Bear, and all the rest will transport your spirit to a new height of acceptance and love. Come with all these individuals as they teach and show you the way to a life of greater meaning and personal fulfillment. Also venture into the depths of life in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan as it unfolds with all its beauty. Then find a town and a people that embraces your dignity as a person. The awakening brought forth from this work will hopefully help guide and direct your destiny toward self-completion and a more accomplished future.

The Wonderful Friendship

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Christian Faith

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