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Effective Presidency: Lessons on Leadership from John F. Kennedy to Barack Obama
Contributor(s): Hargrove, Erwin C. (Author)
ISBN: 1612054331     ISBN-13: 9781612054339
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $180.50  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: September 2013
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | American Government - Executive Branch
- History | United States - 20th Century
Dewey: 973.920
LCCN: 2013025813
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.25 lbs) 311 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
- Chronological Period - 1950-1999
- Chronological Period - 21st Century
 
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Publisher Description:

The second edition of this classic work adds a new chapter on Barack Obama and updates coverage of the end of the George W. Bush administration. Presidential scholar Erwin C. Hargrove extends his analytical framework of presidential effectiveness to show how Obama combines eventful leadership with pragmatism to move the nation forward in an intensely polarized partisan environment.

Features of the textbook:

  • Uses an analytical framework to assess historical context, personal skills and attributes, and the ability to "make a difference" in each of ten presidencies.
  • Four presidents are judged to be "event-making" leaders: Johnson, Nixon, Reagan, and George W. Bush.
  • Six presidents are assessed as "eventful" leaders: JFK, Ford, Carter, George H. W. Bush, Clinton, and Obama.
  • As much a study of leadership as an analysis of ten presidencies, this book adds to our understanding in political science, history, and public administration and management.