Presidents and the Dissolution of the Union : Leadership Style from Polk to Lincoln /

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The United States witnessed an unprecedented failure of its political system in the mid-nineteenth century, resulting in a disastrous civil war that claimed the lives of an estimated 750,000 Americans. In his other acclaimed books about the American presidency, Fred Greenstein assesses the personal...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Greenstein, Fred I. (Autor)
Otros Autores: Anderson, Dale
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2013]
Edición:Core Textbook
Temas:
Political leadership > United States > Case studies.
Presidents > United States > Biography.
Presidents > United States > History > 19th century.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch.
Abraham Lincoln.
American Civil War.
American presidency.
American presidents.
Barack Obama.
California purchase.
Democratic Party.
Franklin Pierce.
Fugitive Slave Act.
George Washington.
James Buchanan.
James K. Polk.
Mexican Cession.
MexicanЁmerican War.
Millard Fillmore.
Oregon Territory.
Zachary Taylor.
cognitive style.
emotional intelligence.
leadership.
organizational capacity.
policy vision.
political skill.
public communication.
slavery.
tariff reduction.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Chapter 1. The Presidential Difference in the Civil War Era
  • Chapter 2. The Policy- Driven Political Style of James K. Polk
  • Chapter 3. The Rough and Ready Leadership of Zachary Taylor
  • Chapter 4. Millard Fillmore and the Compromise of 1850
  • Chapter 5. Franklin Pierce and the Kansas- Nebraska Act
  • Chapter 6. The Disastrous Presidency of James Buchanan
  • Chapter 7. Abraham Lincoln: Consummate Leader
  • Chapter 8. What Difference Did the President Make?
  • Appendix. Background on the Civil War Era Presidents
  • Notes
  • Further Reading
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

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