The Power Game: How Washington Works
Hedrick Smith
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Description for The Power Game: How Washington Works
Hardcover. 8vo. Good copy in dustwrapper
Revealing how the American game of governing is played in the 1980s, this book is full of anecdotes, portraits and penetrating analysis which explains the power manoeuvres as the key players advance, retreat and change tactics. Smith shows how a revolutionary explosion of power in the mid-1970s has turned Washington inside out. There is a new breed of winner with new political styles and sets of rules. Different talents and techniques are required if the American system of government is going to work effectively. The author has been reporting on Washington over the span of six presidents. He worked on ... Read more
Revealing how the American game of governing is played in the 1980s, this book is full of anecdotes, portraits and penetrating analysis which explains the power manoeuvres as the key players advance, retreat and change tactics. Smith shows how a revolutionary explosion of power in the mid-1970s has turned Washington inside out. There is a new breed of winner with new political styles and sets of rules. Different talents and techniques are required if the American system of government is going to work effectively. The author has been reporting on Washington over the span of six presidents. He worked on ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Number of Pages
768
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780002156615
SKU
KEX0256548
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
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