Comparing presidential behavior : Carter, Reagan, and the macho presidential style / John Orman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Orman, John M.

Series:

Contributions in political science 0147-1066 ; no. 163.

Contributions in political science. 0147-1066 ; no. 163

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Carter, Jimmy, 1924-2024.

Carter, Jimmy.

Carter, Jimmy, 1924-.

Reagan, Ronald.

Political leadership--United States.

Political leadership.

United States.

Executive advisory bodies--United States.

Executive advisory bodies.

United States--Politics and government--1977-1981.

Politics and government.

United States--Politics and government--1981-.

Physical Description:

viii, 190 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Greenwood Press, [1987]

Summary:

"Orman's Comparing Presidential Power is an important and insightful study of the American Presidency. The macho model of presidential leadership is developed well and supported by both primary and secondary research. In fact, a brief overview of the book cannot do justice to the detailed analysis and support provided in the work. The text is well documented and every assumption is illustrated by several specific examples. The humanistic study is written from an audience perspective providing a socio-psychological orientation of how the public interprets the office. Thus, the lasting value of the book is not so much in the comparison of the Carter and Reagan presidencies or the defense of the Carter administration but in the provision of a complete model or theory of the contemporary institutional presidency. The book is a valuable contribution to the literature and thus a must for scholars and students of the American presidency." Presidential Studies Quarterly

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages [179]-183.

ISBN:

0313255164

OCLC:

14098590