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The challenge of the American presidency : Washington to Obama /
According to Niccolo Machiavelli, leaders must always be prepared for unexpected change, sometimes rapidly and in violent and dramatic forms, in order to retain control of their fate. Philip Abbott applies this insight to U.S. presidents. He identifies six major periods of change in the political ec...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham, Md. :
Lexington Books,
©2011.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | According to Niccolo Machiavelli, leaders must always be prepared for unexpected change, sometimes rapidly and in violent and dramatic forms, in order to retain control of their fate. Philip Abbott applies this insight to U.S. presidents. He identifies six major periods of change in the political economic and international sphere and examines how presidents from Washington to Obama responded to new challenges. How presidents are elected, how they are expected to govern, how the economy functions, and what place the nation holds in the international system create general rules that presidents. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 314 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780739166697 0739166697 |