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The Modern Presidency: From Roosevelt to Reagan
An incisive examination of the development of presidential power since Roosevelt, and the differences and changes in the presidency during this period. The seven authors exploring this theme, six British and one American, characterize the first century and a half of American history as the era of the traditional presidency and the subsequent half-century as the era of the modern presidency. The book covers Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter and Reagan.
The contents:
Introduction by Malcolm Shaw
The President and the Constitution by Richard Hodder-Williams
The President and His Party by John D. Lees
The President and Congress by David Merwin
The President and the Executive Branch by Robert Williams
The President and His Staff by John Hart
The President and Foreign Relations by Phil Williams
The Traditional and Modern Presidencies by Malcolm Shaw
About the authors:
John Hart is Senior Lecturer in Political Science at the Australian National University at Canberra. He is the author of The Presidential Branch and articles in Political Studies, Public Administration, Presidential Studies Quarterly and other journals. Formerly he was Lecturer in Politics at the University of Wales at Swansea.
Richard Hodder-Williams is Reader in Politics at the University of Bristol, England. He has had works published on several aspects of politics and is the author of The Politics of the United States Supreme Court and co-editor of Politics in Britain and the United States: Comparative Perspectives. He has been a visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and chairman of the American Politics Group.
The late John D. Lees was Reader in American Studies at the University of Keele, Staffordshire, England, and chairman of the American Politics Group. He was the author of The Political System of the United States, The Committee System of the United States Congress and The President and the Supreme Court, co-author of American Politics Today and co-editor of Committees in Legislatures: A Comparative Analysis and Political Parties in Modern Britain. He died in 1986.
David Merwin is Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Warwick, England, and Director of the University of Warwick Summer School. His articles have appeared in Political Studies, Presidential Studies Quarterly and the Journal of American Studies.
Malcolm Shaw is Senior Lecturer in Anglo-American Comparative Studies at the University of Exeter, England, and was Head of the Department of Politics at Exeter in 1980-5. He is the author of Anglo-American Democracy, co-editor of Committees in Legislatures: A Comparative Analysis and The House of Commons: Services and Facilities, and the author of articles on American, British and comparative government.
Phil Williams is Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Southampton, England. He is the author of Crisis Management and The Senate and U.S. Troops in Europe, co-author of Contemporary Strategy, and co-editor of The Carter Years. In 1984-6 he was a Research Fellow at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, London, where he directed a major research project on superpower détente.
Robert Williams is Lecturer in Politics and Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Durham, England, and a former chairman of the American Politics Group, and has lectured at universities in the United States, Canada and Australia. He is the author of articles on the presidency, government regulation and political corruption. He is currently writing a book on public policy-making in the United States.
The contents:
Introduction by Malcolm Shaw
The President and the Constitution by Richard Hodder-Williams
The President and His Party by John D. Lees
The President and Congress by David Merwin
The President and the Executive Branch by Robert Williams
The President and His Staff by John Hart
The President and Foreign Relations by Phil Williams
The Traditional and Modern Presidencies by Malcolm Shaw
About the authors:
John Hart is Senior Lecturer in Political Science at the Australian National University at Canberra. He is the author of The Presidential Branch and articles in Political Studies, Public Administration, Presidential Studies Quarterly and other journals. Formerly he was Lecturer in Politics at the University of Wales at Swansea.
Richard Hodder-Williams is Reader in Politics at the University of Bristol, England. He has had works published on several aspects of politics and is the author of The Politics of the United States Supreme Court and co-editor of Politics in Britain and the United States: Comparative Perspectives. He has been a visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and chairman of the American Politics Group.
The late John D. Lees was Reader in American Studies at the University of Keele, Staffordshire, England, and chairman of the American Politics Group. He was the author of The Political System of the United States, The Committee System of the United States Congress and The President and the Supreme Court, co-author of American Politics Today and co-editor of Committees in Legislatures: A Comparative Analysis and Political Parties in Modern Britain. He died in 1986.
David Merwin is Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Warwick, England, and Director of the University of Warwick Summer School. His articles have appeared in Political Studies, Presidential Studies Quarterly and the Journal of American Studies.
Malcolm Shaw is Senior Lecturer in Anglo-American Comparative Studies at the University of Exeter, England, and was Head of the Department of Politics at Exeter in 1980-5. He is the author of Anglo-American Democracy, co-editor of Committees in Legislatures: A Comparative Analysis and The House of Commons: Services and Facilities, and the author of articles on American, British and comparative government.
Phil Williams is Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Southampton, England. He is the author of Crisis Management and The Senate and U.S. Troops in Europe, co-author of Contemporary Strategy, and co-editor of The Carter Years. In 1984-6 he was a Research Fellow at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, London, where he directed a major research project on superpower détente.
Robert Williams is Lecturer in Politics and Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Durham, England, and a former chairman of the American Politics Group, and has lectured at universities in the United States, Canada and Australia. He is the author of articles on the presidency, government regulation and political corruption. He is currently writing a book on public policy-making in the United States.
317 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1987
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Malcolm Shaw
4 booksMalcolm Shaw is Senior Lecturer in Anglo-American Comparative Studies at the University of Exeter, England, and was Head of the Department of Politics at Exeter in 1980-5. He is the author of Anglo-American Democracy, co-editor of Committees in Legislatures: A Comparative Analysis and The House of Commons: Services and Facilities, and the author of articles on American, British and comparative government.
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