The American Presidency: a Very Short Introduction

The American Presidency: a Very Short Introduction
ISBN-10
0190458208
ISBN-13
9780190458201
Series
The American Presidency
Category
History
Pages
152
Language
English
Published
2016-06-09
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Author
Charles O. Jones

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"The second edition of this Very Short Introduction focuses on the challenges facing American presidents in meeting the high expectations of the position in a separation of powers system. This masterly revision explores critical issues that are object of contemporary debate and shows how the American presidency evolved over the past 200 years and where it may go in the future"--

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