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The American Senate. An Insider's History.
Macneil, Neil; Baker, Richard A.
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Description for The American Senate. An Insider's History.
Neil MacNeil and Richard A. Baker present an authoritative, comprehensive single-volume history of the U.S. Senate. The two authors have observed and written about the Senate for a combined total of more than one hundred years. Num Pages: 472 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; JPH; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 157 x 37. Weight in Grams: 770.
This book explores highly charged topics that give special meaning to the U.S. Senate's life and culture. They include the decades-long struggles between the Senate and the President for control in shaping legislation; the origins and substance of the Senate seniority system; the bizarre evolution of the filibuster from an effective minority weapon into a day-to-day Senate affliction; the relatively recent emergence of the majority leader, partially in violation of longstanding chamber rules, into the Senate's most important member; and the story of the Senate's long and bitter relations with the House of Representatives, as both chambers gradually grew into ... Read more
This book explores highly charged topics that give special meaning to the U.S. Senate's life and culture. They include the decades-long struggles between the Senate and the President for control in shaping legislation; the origins and substance of the Senate seniority system; the bizarre evolution of the filibuster from an effective minority weapon into a day-to-day Senate affliction; the relatively recent emergence of the majority leader, partially in violation of longstanding chamber rules, into the Senate's most important member; and the story of the Senate's long and bitter relations with the House of Representatives, as both chambers gradually grew into ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
Number of Pages
472
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195367614
SKU
V9780195367614
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About Macneil, Neil; Baker, Richard A.
Neil MacNeil was chief congressional correspondent of TIME for nearly thirty years. MacNeil was a founding member of the PBS program Washington Week, where he reported on Congress every week for twelve years. Richard A. Baker is historian emeritus of the United States Senate. As Senate historian, Baker and his colleagues produced narrative historical publications and assisted Senator Robert C. ... Read more
Reviews for The American Senate. An Insider's History.
There is much to admire in this single volume, such that the general reader will find their interest whetted while the specialist will be inspired to deepen their understanding of this unique institution.
William Sheward, Political Studies Review
William Sheward, Political Studies Review