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The once and future king : the rise of crown government in America / F.H. Buckley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Buckley, F. H. (Francis H.), 1948- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Executive power.
- Presidents.
- Constitutional history.
- Comparative government.
- United States--Politics and government.
- United States.
- Politics and government.
- Great Britain--Politics and government.
- Great Britain.
- Canada--Politics and government.
- Canada.
- Physical Description:
- 398 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First American Edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Encounter Books, 2014.
- Contents:
- Part I The Fall and Rise of Crown Government 1
- 1 Rex Quondam, Rex Futurus 3
- 2 The American President 17
- 3 The British Prime Minister 63
- 4 Exporting Westminster 87
- 5 The Rise of Crown Government 121
- Part II The Pitfalls of Presidentialism 165
- 6 American Exceptionalism 167
- 7 Jack Sprat's Law 181
- 8 Taming the King 205
- 9 Madisonian Infirmities 235
- 10 Tyrannophilia 257.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1594037191
- OCLC:
- 855580605
- Publisher Number:
- 99958371987
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