{"product_id":"9780820456959","title":"Constructing Clinton: Hyperreality and Presidential Image-Making in Postmodern Politics","description":"\u003cp\u003eBill Clinton is the embodiment and epitome of American politics in the postmodern, mediated age. Clinton’s able marshaling of images, which allowed him to retain popularity and position when faced with compelling obstacles, marks him as the preeminent figure in a fluid and fluctuating era of image-politics. \u003ci\u003eConstructing Clinton: Hyperreality \u0026amp; Presidential Image-Making in Postmodern Politics\u003c\/i\u003e pays particular attention to the collection of disparate, sometimes connected, often random images that create a site of political meaning we know as «Bill Clinton, former president of the United States.» Through analyses of unique image texts – including \u003ci\u003eThe Man from Hope, The War Room, Primary Colors, \u003c\/i\u003eMTV’s \u003ci\u003eBiorhythms, \u003c\/i\u003eand PBS’ \u003ci\u003eThe American President\u003c\/i\u003e – \u003ci\u003eConstructing Clinton\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on the image of Bill Clinton as it was defined by and trapped in the hyperreality so characteristic of contemporary presidential politics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Lang Publishing Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031579115760,"sku":"9780820456959","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780820456959_p0.jpg?v=1763749229","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780820456959","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}