Politics Presidents Make : Leadership from John Adams to Bill Clinton, Paperb...

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ISBN: 9780674689374 Format: Trade Paperback Features: Revised Type: Textbook height: 1.1 in Item Height: 1.1 in Item Width: 6.4 in Publisher: Harvard University Press Subject: Political Process / General, History & Theory, Presidents & Heads of State, United States / General Item Length: 9.2 in Item Weight: 13 Oz width: 6.4 in Number of Pages: 576 Pages Subject Area: Political Science, Biography & Autobiography, History Author: Stephen Skowronek Publication Name: Politics Presidents Make : Leadership from John Adams to Bill Clinton, Revised Edition Book Title: Politics Presidents Make : Leadership from John Adams to Bill Cli Language: English Publication Year: 1997

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Politics Presidents Make : Leadership from John Adams to Bill Clinton, Paperb.... Politics Presidents Make : Leadership from John Adams to Bill Clinton, Paperback by Skowronek, Stephen, ISBN 0674689372, ISBN-13 9780674689374, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Stephen Skowronek’s wholly innovative study demonstrates that presidents are persistent agents of change, continually disrupting and transforming the political landscape. In an afterword to this new edition, the author examines “third way” leadership as it has been practiced by Bill Clinton and others. These leaders are neither great repudiators nor orthodox innovators. They challenge received political categories, mix seemingly antithetical doctrines, and often take their opponents’ issues as their own. Politics Presidents Make : Leadership from John Adams to Bill Clinton, Paperback by Skowronek, Stephen, ISBN 0674689372, ISBN-13 9780674689374, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Stephen Skowronek’s wholly innovative study demonstrates that presidents are persistent agents of change, continually disrupting and transforming the political landscape. In an afterword to this new edition, the author examines “third way” leadership as it has been practiced by Bill Clinton and others. These leaders are neither great repudiators nor orthodox innovators. They challenge received political categories, mix seemingly antithetical doctrines, and often take their opponents’ issues as their own.