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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456956203321

Autore

Abbott Philip

Titolo

The challenge of the American presidency [[electronic resource] ] : Washington to Obama / / Philip Abbott

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, 2011

ISBN

1-283-23369-X

9786613233691

0-7391-6669-7

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (327 p.)

Disciplina

973.09/9

Soggetti

Presidents - United States

Presidents - United States - History

Political leadership - United States

Executive power - United States

Electronic books.

United States Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: The Founding Presidency; Chapter Three: The Partisan Presidency; Chapter Four: The Eclipsed Presidency; Chapter Five: The Modern Presidency; Chapter Six: The Cold War Presidency; Chapter Seven: The Post-Modern Presidency?; Index

Sommario/riassunto

According to Niccolò Machiavelli, leaders must always be prepared for change, even in violent and dramatic forms, in order to retain some control of their fate. This incisive text applies the Machiavellian philosophy to each American president, who must learn how to adapt to these changes and/or alter them in order to excel, or even to survive, politically. This edition includes new material on the presidencies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama as well as updated bibliographical entries. The Challenge of the American Presidency will be of interest to those who teach courses