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Pitiful Giants: Presidents in Their Final Terms (The Evolving American Presidency)
Daniel P. Franklin
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Description for Pitiful Giants: Presidents in Their Final Terms (The Evolving American Presidency)
Hardcover. Five presidents (Eisenhower, Reagan, Clinton, Bush, and Obama) have been elected to and served a second term. Seemingly free from electoral pressure, each president has taken a unique approach to their second term, and the book seeks to unpack the rationale behind their decisions and actions in their final years of power. Series: The Evolving American Presidency. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; JPHL; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
Five presidents (Eisenhower, Reagan, Clinton, Bush, and Obama) have been elected to and served a second term. Seemingly free from electoral pressure, each president has taken a unique approach to their second term, and the book seeks to unpack the rationale behind their decisions and actions in their final years of power.
Five presidents (Eisenhower, Reagan, Clinton, Bush, and Obama) have been elected to and served a second term. Seemingly free from electoral pressure, each president has taken a unique approach to their second term, and the book seeks to unpack the rationale behind their decisions and actions in their final years of power.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
The Evolving American Presidency
Number of Pages
228
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137410986
SKU
V9781137410986
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Ref
99-15
About Daniel P. Franklin
Daniel P. Franklin is Associate Professor of Political Science at Georgia State University, USA.
Reviews for Pitiful Giants: Presidents in Their Final Terms (The Evolving American Presidency)
“Franklin (Georgia State Univ.) examines the trials faced and opportunities afforded to lame duck presidents, men who ‘begin to hemorrhage influence from the moment they are reelected.’ … Summing Up: Recommended. Undergraduate and graduate collections.” (R. P. Seyb, Choice, Vol. 53 (7), March, 2016)