Description: A classic on the politics of leadership, now expanded to include a chapter on the Trump presidency. Examines the typical political problems that presidents confront again and again, as well as the likely effects of working through them.
Brief description: Stephen Skowronek is Pelatiah Perit Professor of Political Science at Yale University. In addition to The Politics Presidents Make--winner of the J. David Greenstone Prize and the Richard E. Neustadt Prize--he is author of Building a New American State and coauthor with Karen Orren of The Search for American Political Development and The Policy State: An American Predicament.
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Praise for the first edition:
"With this brilliant work, Skowronek scans the centuries to illuminate the dynamics that have made some presidents the master of political time--and others its victim."--Ron Brownstein, Los Angeles Times national affairs columnist
"Brief, accessible, and captivating, this is an important contribution to our understanding of presidential leadership in American politics."--Political Science Quarterly
"Shows us the presidency in a whole new light."--Bruce L. Miroff, author of Presidents on Political Ground: Leaders in Action and What They Face
"A brilliant, provocative reading of presidential history that sparkles with originality and insight."--Richard Ellis, author of Founding the American Presidency