The Impossible Presidency: The Rise and Fall of America's Highest Office (Signed)

Suri, Jeremi (Signed)

ISBN 10: 0465051731 / ISBN 13: 9780465051731

Published by Basic Books, New York, 2017

About this Item

Hardcover with blue paper over boards, navy blue paper with silver lettering along spine. Black DJ with photograph on front cover, blue, black, and white text across covers and spine. One thin, pale scratch across top of back cover. Corners and crown and foot of spine bumped. No damage to text or photograph. No date on title page. Copyright page dated only 2017, stated first edition. Number line reads "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1". xxiii + 343 pages. Includes introduction titled "Alone", notes to each chapter, and index. Title page inscribed "To B---, Thanks for your leadership. Jeremi Suri - 3-7-22" below Suri's printed name. Bookmark tucked into book advertising Suri's podcast, "This Is Democracy". Pages clean and bright. Binding neat and tight. Please email us with questions or to request photos.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Impossible Presidency: The Rise and Fall of America's Highest Office (Signed)
• Publisher: Basic Books, New York
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0465051731
• ISBN 13: 9780465051731
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

A bold new history of the American presidency, arguing that the successful presidents of the past created unrealistic expectations for every president since JFK, with enormously problematic implications for American politics

In The Impossible Presidency, celebrated historian Jeremi Suri charts the rise and fall of the American presidency, from the limited role envisaged by the Founding Fathers to its current status as the most powerful job in the world. He argues that the presidency is a victim of its own success-the vastness of the job makes it almost impossible to fulfill the expectations placed upon it. As managers of the world's largest economy and military, contemporary presidents must react to a truly globalized world in a twenty-four-hour news cycle. There is little room left for bold vision.

Suri traces America's disenchantment with our recent presidents to the inevitable mismatch between presidential promises and the structural limitations of the office. A masterful reassessment of presidential history, this book is essential reading for anyone trying to understand America's fraught political climate.

About the Author

Jeremi Suri is a professor of history and holds the Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs at the University of Texas. He lives in Austin, Texas.