American cities and the politics of party conventions /Eric S. Heberlig, Suzanne M. Leland, and David Swindell.
- Albany : State University of New York Press, (c)2017.
- 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
Who wants circus politicus? -- Matchmaking : the politics of site selection -- Paying for conventions -- Unconventional conventions : protests, hurricanes and other logistical nightmares -- The political benefits of political conventions -- Conventions as economic development : do they matter? -- Generating support for mega-events.
9781438466408
2017007997
Political conventions--Planning.--United States Political conventions--Social aspects--United States. City planning--United States.