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Copyright © John C. Scott 2018
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ISBN-13: 978-1-5095-1038-2
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Names: Scott, John C., 1963- author.
Title: Lobbying and society : a political sociology of interest groups / John C. Scott.
Description: Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity Press, 2018. | Series: Politcal sociology | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2018004120 (print) | LCCN 2018024879 (ebook) | ISBN 9781509510382 (Epub) | ISBN 9781509510344 (hardback) | ISBN 9781509510351 (pbk.)
Subjects: LCSH: Lobbying--United States. | Pressure groups--United Stical culture--United States.
Classification: LCC JK1118 (ebook) | LCC JK1118 .S44 2018 (print) | DDC 324/.40973--dc23
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Every writer owes a debt of gratitude to others who have helped move a project along, a fact that is doubly true in the case of this book. I want to thank my editor Jonathan Skerrett for his extreme patience and generous encouragement. Thanks are overdue to my wife Meredith for her positive views about completing this book when my own were not positive at all.