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The U.S. Congress: A Very Short Introduction
Donald A. Ritchie
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Description for The U.S. Congress: A Very Short Introduction
Paperback. In the second edition of The U.S. Congress, Donald A. Ritchie, a congressional historian for more than thirty years, takes readers on a fascinating, behind-the-scenes tour of Capitol Hill, pointing out the key players, explaining their behavior, and translating parliamentary language into plain English. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 111. .
In the second edition of The U.S. Congress, Donald A. Ritchie, a congressional historian for more than thirty years, takes readers on a fascinating, behind-the-scenes tour of Capitol Hill, pointing out the key players, explaining their behavior, and translating parliamentary language into plain English. No mere civics lesson, this eye-opening book provides an insider's perspective on Congress, matched with a professional historian's analytical insight. After a swift survey of the creation of Congress by the constitutional convention, he begins to unscrew the nuts and pull out the bolts. What is it like to campaign for Congress? To attract large ... Read more
In the second edition of The U.S. Congress, Donald A. Ritchie, a congressional historian for more than thirty years, takes readers on a fascinating, behind-the-scenes tour of Capitol Hill, pointing out the key players, explaining their behavior, and translating parliamentary language into plain English. No mere civics lesson, this eye-opening book provides an insider's perspective on Congress, matched with a professional historian's analytical insight. After a swift survey of the creation of Congress by the constitutional convention, he begins to unscrew the nuts and pull out the bolts. What is it like to campaign for Congress? To attract large ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Very Short Introductions
Condition
New
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190280147
SKU
V9780190280147
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About Donald A. Ritchie
Donald A. Ritchie is Historian Emeritus of the U.S. Senate. He worked for the Senate Historical Office for thirty years, where he conducted an oral history program and did historical editing, such as the previously closed hearings of Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy. A former president of the Oral History Association, he has also been a member of the councils of ... Read more
Reviews for The U.S. Congress: A Very Short Introduction
This book will take you on a historical and political tour of the Capitol, what goes on there, and along the way you will learn the meaning of representative democracy. - Ray Smock, Director of the Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education