Understanding the Presidency (3rd Edition)

James P. Pfiffner, Roger H. Davidson

ISBN 10: 0321089863 / ISBN 13: 9780321089861

Published by Longman June 2002, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Understanding the Presidency (3rd Edition)
• Publisher: Longman June 2002
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0321089863
• ISBN 13: 9780321089861
• Binding: Paper Back
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • History::Presidential

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Synopsis

This popular and completely updated reader is the only comprehensive reader on the American Presidency that is also accessible and engaging for undergraduate students. The editors culled the reading selections with several aims in mind: to include the historical perspective so often neglected in similar texts; to provide developmental views that explain how what happened over the past two centuries got us where we are today; and to present important current issues that are engaging the presidency during the Bush administration. Some articles are "classic" scholarly analyses, some represent the best of current scholarship, and some are engaging insights into the nature of the contemporary presidency.

From the Back Cover

Updated for the 2004 Presidential Election season, this collection of essays provides a fascinating tour of the history, development, and current day issues facing the American Presidency. Constitutional Origins of the Presidency; Historical Perspectives on the Presidency; Selecting Presidents: Campaigns, Elections, and Mandates; The Public Presidency: Press, Media, and Public Approval; The Institutional Presidency; The Separation of Powers; Domestic Policy Leadership; Commander-in-Chief and National Security; Evaluating Presidents: Greatness and Abuse of Power. Anyone interested in the American presidency