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Ragsdale Lyn <1954->
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Titolo: |
Vital statistics on the presidency : George Washington to Barack Obama / / Lyn Ragsdale, Dean of the School of Social Sciences, Rice University
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Pubblicazione: | Los Angeles : , : CQ Press, , 2014 |
Edizione: | Fourth edition. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xvi, 607 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina: | 973.099 |
Soggetto topico: | Presidents - United States - History |
Presidents - United States | |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | ""VITAL STATISTICS ON THE PRESIDENCY-FRONT COVER""; ""VITAL STATISTICS ON THE PRESIDENCY""; ""CONTENTS""; ""TABLES AND FIGURES""; ""PREFACE""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""CHAPTER 1: PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES""; ""CHAPTER 2: PRESIDENTIAL SELECTION""; ""CHAPTER 3: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS""; ""CHAPTER 4: PUBLIC APPEARANCES""; ""CHAPTER 5: PUBLIC OPINIONS""; ""CHAPTER 6: PRESIDENTIAL ORGANIZATION AND THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH""; ""CHAPTER 7: PRESIDENTS IN WAR AND DIPLOMACY""; ""CHAPTER 8: PRESIDENTIAL POLICYMAKING""; ""CHAPTER 9: CONGRESSIONAL RELATIONS""; ""CHAPTER 10: THE PRESIDENCY AND THE JUDICIARY"" |
""REFERENCES""""INDEX"" | |
Sommario/riassunto: | Looking beyond the individual office holders to the office itself, this Fourth Edition of Vital Statistics on the Presidency covers George Washington's tenure through the 2012 election. The book's expansive view of the presidency allows readers to recognize major themes across administrations and to reach overall conclusions about the nature of the institution and its future. The illuminating data is put into context by thoughtful essays explaining key statistical patterns, making this edition an intriguing and comprehensive reference to important patterns throughout the history of the presidency. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Vital statistics on the presidency ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-4833-8630-9 |
1-78402-791-X | |
1-5063-0643-8 | |
1-4522-9992-7 | |
1-4522-9991-9 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910827970903321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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