Phantoms of a Beleaguered Republic: The Deep State and the Unitary Executive

by John A Dearborn, Stephen Skowronek, Desmond King

Book Overview

A powerful dissection of one of the fundamental problems in American governance today: the clash between presidents determined to redirect the nation through ever-tighter control of administration and an executive branch still organized to promote shared interests in steady hands, due deliberation, and expertise.

President Trump pitted himself repeatedly against the institutions and personnel of the executive branch. In the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197543081
• ISBN13: 9780197543085
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.3"