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Book Description
THE MODERN PRESIDENCY, Fourth Edition is a concise, accessible and sophisticated text designed for use in conjunction with other readings on the presidency, rather than as a central text for the course. Case studies--a major strength of this short text--illustrate important aspects of presidential action and decision-making. Written by a top scholar on the presidency, and thoroughly updated through the summer of 2003 to include the presidency of George W. Bush, the text deals not only with presidents as individuals, but also with the large institutions that make up the modern presidency.
About the Author
James P. Pfiffner is a University Professor in the School of Public Policy at George Mason University. He has also taught at the University of California, Riverside and California State University, Fullerton. His major areas of expertise are the Presidency, American National Government, and public management. He has lectured on these topics at universities in Europe and throughout the United States as well as at the Federal Executive Institute, the National War College, the U.S. Military Academy, and at the State, Justice, and Defense Departments. In addition to THE MODERN PRESIDENCY, he has written or edited ten other books on the presidency including THE STRATEGIC PRESIDENCY: HITTING THE GROUND RUNNING, 2nd Edition (1996) and THE CHARACTER FACTOR: HOW WE JUDGE AMERICA'S PRESIDENTS (2004). He has also published more than 80 articles and book chapters on the presidency, American Government, and public management. As an elected member of the National Academy of Public Administration, he has been a panel member or on project staffs of the National Commission on the Public Service (the Volcker Commission), the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the National Academy of Sciences, and the Center for the Study of the Presidency. His professional experience includes service in the Director' Office of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (1980-81) and being a Guest Scholar at the Brookings Institution. In 1990 he received the Distinguished Faculty Award at George Mason University and in 1999 he received the College of Arts and Sciences Scholarship Award. While serving with the 25th Infantry Division (1/8 Artillery) in 1970 he received the Army Commendation Medal for Valor in Vietnam and Cambodia.
The Modern Presidency,James P. Pfiffner,Wadsworth Publishing,0534631177,20th century,Executive power,General,History,Political Science,Politics / Current Events,Politics/International Relations,Presidents,Staff,United States,United States - 20th Century,Political Science / General
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