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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. As the 1996 election confirmed, third way leadership has great electoral appeal. The question is whether Clinton in his second term will escape the convulsive end so often associated with the type.

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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. As the 1996 election confirmed, third way leadership has great electoral appeal. The question is whether Clinton in his second term will escape the convulsive end so often associated with the type.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 467-533) and index.
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About the Author

Stephen Skowronekis Professor of Political Science at <>Yale University. He is the author of Building a New American State: The Expansion of National Administrative Capacities, 1877-1920.
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Table of Contents

Preface, 1997

I. PLACES IN HISTORY

1. Rethinking Presidential History

2. Power and Authority

3. Structure and Action

II. RECURRENT AND EMERGENT PATTERNS

4. Jeffersonian Leadership: Patrician Prototypes

Part One: Thomas Jefferson's Reconstruction

Part Two: James Monroe's Articulation

Part Three: John Quincy Adams's Disjunction

5. Jacksonian Leadership: Classic Forms

Part One: Andrew Jackson's Reconstruction

Part Two: James Polk's Articulation

Part Three: Franklin Pierce's Disjunction

6. Republican Leadership: Stiffening Crosscurrents

Part One: Abraham Lincoln's Reconstruction

Part Two: Theodore Roosevelt's Articulation

Part Three: Herbert Hoover's Disjunction

7. Liberal Leadership: Fraying Boundaries

Part One: Franklin Roosevelt's Reconstruction

Part Two: Lyndon Johnson's Articulation

Part Three: Jimmy Carter's Disjunction

III. THE WANING OF POLITICAL TIME

8. Reagan, Bush, and Beyond

Afterward

Notes

Index

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780674689374
Author:
Skowronek, Stephen
Publisher:
Belknap Press
Author:
Cram 101
Author:
Cram 101
Author:
Cram101 Textbook Reviews
Author:
All Material Written by Cram101, Materia
Author:
Skowronek
Location:
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Subject:
Leadership
Subject:
History
Subject:
Law Enforcement
Subject:
U.S. Government
Subject:
Presidents
Subject:
Political leadership
Subject:
Political leadership -- United States -- History.
Subject:
Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement
Subject:
General Political Science
Subject:
Government - U.S. Government
Subject:
General
Subject:
Presidents -- United States -- History.
Subject:
Political leadership -- United States.
Subject:
Crime-Enforcement and Investigation
Subject:
Education-General
Copyright:
1993, 1997
Edition Description:
Revised Edition
Series Volume:
8001
Publication Date:
March 1997
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
3 tables
Pages:
576
Dimensions:
9.25 x 6.375 in 1.66 lb
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"Synopsis" by , 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. As the 1996 election confirmed, third way leadership has great electoral appeal. The question is whether Clinton in his second term will escape the convulsive end so often associated with the type.
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