Effective Presidency: Lessons on Leadership from John F. Kennedy to Barack Obama

by Erwin C. Hargrove

Book Overview

The second edition of this classic work adds a new chapter on Barack Obama and updates coverage of the end of the George W. Bush administration. Presidential scholar Erwin C. Hargrove extends his analytical framework of presidential effectiveness to show how Obama combines eventful leadership with pragmatism to move the nation forward in an intensely polarized partisan environment.

Features of the textbook: Uses an analytical framework...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 161205434X
• ISBN13: 9781612054346
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 311 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"