The Cavalier Presidency : Executive Power and Prerogative in Times of Crisis 9780739188859, 9780739188842

Executive Power: The Prerogative, Past, Present and Future 9781509951444, 9781509951475, 9781509951468

The prerogative has long been a mystery to most observers; this book demystifies it. It explains each of the prerogative

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Presidential Leadership in Feeble Times: Explaining Executive Power in the Gilded Age 0197750745, 9780197750742

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Presidential Leadership in Feeble Times: Explaining Executive Power in the Gilded Age 0197750745, 9780197750742

Do presidents matter for America's economic performance? We tend to stereotype the Gilded Age presidents of the lat

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Power and Communication: Media, Politics and Institutions in Times of Crisis 1443876208, 9781443876209

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Rockefeller of New York: Executive Power in the Statehouse 9781501733819

They offer a compelling, rounded view of a controversial chief executive and a vigorous account of the ongoing, dynamic

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Democracy’s Chief Executive: Interpreting the Constitution and Defining the Future of the Presidency 9780520380912

Legal scholar Peter M. Shane confronts U.S. presidential entitlement and offers a more reasonable way of conceptualizing

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Development Cooperation in Times of Crisis 9780231504393

Leading governments undertook extraordinary measures to offset the 2008 economic crisis, shoring up financial institutio

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The Selection of Politicians in Times of Crisis 9781138895218, 9781315179575

Selecting candidates for elections is a major goal of political parties and a major function of political regimes in dem

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The Myth of the Imperial Presidency: How Public Opinion Checks the Unilateral Executive 9780226704531

Throughout American history, presidents have shown a startling power to act independently of Congress and the courts. On

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Memory and Recovery in Times of Crisis 9781472481122, 1472481127

This book presents a social scientific reading of the challenges of memory and recovery in times of crisis. Drawing on d

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