This thoroughly revised edition features thought-provoking original essays, written by some of the field's most prominent scholars, and reflects the best in presidential scholarship. The eighth edition combines new and time-tested essays to revisit the themes of presidential power and perceptions. With four new readings and significant updating by returning contributors, students learn how recent political developments influence the executive branch, and how these developments in turn shape the media, interest groups, political parties, bureaucrats, and others who move in the presidential orbit.
Michael Nelson has put together another winning combination of classic pieces--including chapters by Tulis, Skowronek, Quirk, Miroff, Burke, and Milkis--and new essays, from David Lewis on bureaucracy to Andrew Polsky on war powers to Andrew Rudalevige on the cabinet. Ever conscious that the office has been powerfully shaped by history, each author offers context and insight while ensuring that theoretical ideas and perspectives are explored, developed, and clearly explained. The eighth edition of this widely anticipated collection once again proves to be the most balanced and compelling look at our nation's highest office.
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Michael Nelson teaches courses on U.S. politics, presidency, and the Constitutional Convention at Rhodes College. In addition, he participates in the college's humanities course: The Search for Values in the Light of Western History and Religion. Before coming to Rhodes in 1991, he taught at Vanderbilt University for thirteen years and was the editor of The Washington Monthly. His most recent books are The Presidency and the Political System, 8th ed. (2006), The Elections of 2004 (2005), The Evolving Presidency, 2nd ed. (2004), The American Presidency: Origins and Development, 1776-2002, 4th ed. (with Sidney M. Milkis, 2003), Governing Gambling: Politics and Policy in State, Tribe, and Nation (with John Lyman Mason, 2001), and Celebrating the Humanities: A Half Century of the Search Course at Rhodes College (1996).
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It looks boring, but is isn't,
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This is a collection of essays on the presidency. It doesn't look like an interesting book, but many of the pieces are in fact quite interesting. The book covers many different aspects of the presidency, and one can learn a lot merely by reading this book. Although it is definitely an academic book, it is not so dry that it cannot be read by those that are not involved with academics.
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The Presidency and the Political Stream is a collection of twenty essays edited by Michael Nelson, who is a professor at Rhodes College. Each chapter explores a different aspect of the relationship between the presidency and the U.S. political system. This book is recommended to serious scholars of the U.S. presidency.
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psychological presidency, presidential spectacles, more executive control, breakthrough politics, presidential competence, presidential strength, presidential war making, constrained presidents, interest group allies, divided party control, postmodern spectacle, purge campaign, political trust, institutional presidency, presidential character, aggressive maintenance, interest group relations, modern presidency, reorganization authority, administrative presidency, divided government, rhetorical presidency, modern presidents, nominating system, communications war Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
White House, New York, United States, New Deal, Washington Post, Democratic Party, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, Franklin Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson, Woodrow Wilson, Jimmy Carter, Michael Nelson, President Clinton, Princeton University Press, Andrew Jackson, James David Barber, Richard Nixon, Brookings Institution Press, Colin Campbell, Van Buren, Great Society, National Journal, New Haven, American Political Science Review New!
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