The Lost Soul of the American Presidency: The Decline Into Demagoguery and the Prospects for Renewal

by Stephen F. Knott

Book Overview

The American presidency is not what it once was. Nor, Stephen F. Knott contends, what it was meant to be. Taking on an issue as timely as Donald Trump's latest tweet and old as the American republic, the distinguished presidential scholar documents the devolution of the American presidency from the neutral, unifying office envisioned by the framers of the Constitution into the demagogic, partisan entity of our day. The presidency of popular consent,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700630392
• ISBN13: 9780700630394
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.0"