02839nam 2200649 a 450 991045695620332120200520144314.01-283-23369-X97866132336910-7391-6669-7(CKB)2550000000045362(EBL)753231(OCoLC)750192976(SSID)ssj0000534896(PQKBManifestationID)12186204(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000534896(PQKBWorkID)10520568(PQKB)11374605(MiAaPQ)EBC753231(Au-PeEL)EBL753231(CaPaEBR)ebr10493723(CaONFJC)MIL323369(EXLCZ)99255000000004536220110517d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe challenge of the American presidency[electronic resource] Washington to Obama /Philip Abbott2nd ed.Lanham, Md. Lexington Books20111 online resource (327 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7391-6666-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.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?; IndexAccording 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 PresidentsUnited StatesBiographyPresidentsUnited StatesHistoryPolitical leadershipUnited StatesCase studiesExecutive powerUnited StatesCase studiesUnited StatesPolitics and governmentElectronic books.PresidentsPresidentsHistory.Political leadershipExecutive power973.09/9Abbott Philip870147MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456956203321The challenge of the American presidency2242307UNINA