The Imperial Presidency
From two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., comes one of the most important and influential investigations of the American presidency. The Imperial Presidency traces the growth of presidential power over two centuries, from George Washington to George W. Bush, examining how it has both served and harmed the Constitution and what Americans can do about it in years to come. The book that gave the phrase "imperial presidency" to the language, this is a work of "substantial scholarship written with lucidity, charm, and wit" (The New Yorker).
HistoryUnited States20th Century21st CenturyAmericas (North, Central, South, West Indies)Political Science
RELEASED2004
PUBLISHERHarperCollins Publishers
LENGTH624
LANGUAGEEN
American historian, social critic, and public intellectual (1917–2007)
The Imperial Presidency
From two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., comes one of the most important and influential investigations of the American presidency. The Imperial Presidency traces the growth of presidential power over two centuries, from George Washington to George W. Bush, examining how it has both served and harmed the Constitution and what Americans can do about it in years to come. The book that gave the phrase "imperial presidency" to the language, this is a work of "substantial scholarship written with lucidity, charm, and wit" (The New Yorker).
HistoryUnited States20th Century21st CenturyAmericas (North, Central, South, West Indies)Political ScienceAmerican GovernmentExecutive Branch
RELEASED2004
PUBLISHERHarperCollins Publishers
LENGTH624
LANGUAGEEN
American historian, social critic, and public intellectual (1917–2007)
