Publication

2009 - University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Language

English

Word Count

75,250 words, Guess

Page Count

301 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139780700616831
  • ISBN-139780700616848
  • ISBN-100700616837
  • ISBN-100700616845
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  • LibraryThing333396
  • Library of Congress Control Number2009020161
  • OCLC Control Number320186050
  • Better World Books9780700616848
  • Better World Books9780700616831
  • Open LibraryOL23230390M

Classifications

  • DDC973.09/9
  • LCCE176.1 .G68 2009
  • LCCE176.1.G68 2009

Description

"The Modern American Presidency is a interpretive synthesis of our twentieth-century leaders, filled with intriguing insights into how the presidency has evolved as America rose to prominence on the world stage. Gould traces the decline of the party system and the increasing importance of the media, resulting in the rise of the role of the president as celebrity. He traces the growth of the White House staff and executive bureaucracy. And he shows us a succession of chief executives who increasingly have known less and less about the business of governing the country, observing that most would have had a better historical reputation if they had contented themselves with a single term."--Jacket.

Subjects

Genres

  • Biography

Other Editions

  • The modern American presidencyUniversity Press of Kansas2009

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