The Politics Presidents Make: Leadership from John Adams to Bill Clinton, Revised Edition
- ISBN-10
- 0674689372
- ISBN-13
- 9780674689374
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 592
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997-03-25
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Author
- Stephen Skowronek
Description
This study aims to demonstrate that presidents are persistent agents of change, continually disrupting and transforming the political landscape. The politics of the "third way" is also discussed in relation to Bill Clinton's political strategies.
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- 1993
- 526 pages
- Paperback
- Belknap Press
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