The Growth of American Government: Governance from the Cleveland Era to the Present

by Ballard C. Campbell

Book Overview

?A refreshingly unorthodox narrative. It covers a great deal of ground that U.S. history survey texts ought to cover but almost never do. . . . [Campbell's] stance is neither liberal nor conservative, but simply well-informed and reasonable.? ?Walter Nugent, University of Notre Dame ?The canvas is large, but one comes away from the book with an understanding of what has happened, the factors contributing to these developments, and their consequences...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253328713
• ISBN13: 9780253328717
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Great book for intro classes....

I really enjoyed this book because it provided a thorough background of the formation of United States government. The saying "history repeats itself" is completely true because the problems that the Bush administration is experiencing are similar to those of the Cleveland and the Roosevelt administrations. This book really helps to put it all into perspective. It's an easy read and I would recommend it for college level political science, public administration and government intro classes.