The Opposition Presidency: Leadership and the Constraints of History

by David A. Crockett

When a president's governing philosophy is out of step with the dominant ideology of the culture, his options for leadership are much different FROM those of a leader more in sync with the times. Such... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1585441570
• ISBN13: 9781585441570
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Length: 386 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.7"

Customer Reviews

An intriguing and scholarly study

The Opposition Presidency: Leadership & The Constraints Of History by David A. Crockett (Assistant Professor of Political Science, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas) is an insightful 286-page treatise (including Notes, Bibliography, and Index) surveying and examining American Presidents throughout U.S. history as "opposition leaders." Focusing especially on Grover Cleveland, Woodrow Wilson, Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Bill Clinton, but generalizing to others as well, The Opposition Presidency studies political balances, these presidents' attempts to push their agendas (often past a Congress or Senate of the opposite political party), and a great deal more. An intriguing and scholarly study, The Opposition Presidency is especially recommended for Political Science reference collections and supplemental reading lists.