The Impossible Presidency: The Rise and Fall of America's Highest Office - Couverture rigide

Suri, Jeremi

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0465051731 ISBN 13 : 9780465051731

Editeur : Basic Books, 2017

Synopsis

A bold new history of the American presidency, arguing that the successful presidents of the past created unrealistic expectations for every president since JFK, with enormously problematic implications for American politics

In The Impossible Presidency, celebrated historian Jeremi Suri charts the rise and fall of the American presidency, from the limited role envisaged by the Founding Fathers to its current status as the most powerful job in the world. He argues that the presidency is a victim of its own success-the vastness of the job makes it almost impossible to fulfill the expectations placed upon it. As managers of the world's largest economy and military, contemporary presidents must react to a truly globalized world in a twenty-four-hour news cycle. There is little room left for bold vision.

Suri traces America's disenchantment with our recent presidents to the inevitable mismatch between presidential promises and the structural limitations of the office. A masterful reassessment of presidential history, this book is essential reading for anyone trying to understand America's fraught political climate.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Jeremi Suri is a professor of history and holds the Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs at the University of Texas. He lives in Austin, Texas.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Basic Books
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0465051731
• ISBN 13: 9780465051731
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 368
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