The American Presidency

by Duncan Watts and Duncan J. Watts

The presidency is a complex topic for study, not least because it defies simple explanations. It is unique and evolving, elastic and changing. Different occupants mould the presidency to suit their own needs and the national requirements of the time. Sometimes, the circumstances have been ripe for an extension of presidential power, for the challenges have called for assertive and dynamic leadership. At others, the notions of separated and shared...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748635351
• ISBN13: 9780748635351
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher