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Leading representatives : the agency of leaders in the politics of the U.S. House / Randall Strahan.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Strahan, Randall.
Series:
Interpreting American politics.
Interpreting American politics
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
United States. Congress. House--Leadership.
United States.
United States. Congress. House--Biography.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (280 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
This engagingly written book will be of interest to political scholars of all stripes as well as readers inclined to learn more about the history and inner workings of the House.
Contents:
Leading representatives
Explaining Congressional leadership
Henry Clay : the unionist as speaker
Thomas Reed : the responsible partisan as speaker
Newt Gingrich: the transformative leader as speaker
Conclusion : Congressional leadership and its limits
Notes
References
Tables and figures.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-232) and index.
ISBN:
0-8018-9898-6
OCLC:
649906430

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