Greenstein / Anderson Presidents and the Dissolution of the Union

Leadership Style from Polk to Lincoln
Core Textbook
ISBN: 978-1-4008-4641-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
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E-Book, Englisch, 200 Seiten

Fred I. Greenstein is professor of politics emeritus at Princeton University. His books include Inventing the Job of President: Leadership Style from George Washington to Andrew Jackson (Princeton), The Presidential Difference: Leadership Style from FDR to Barack Obama (Princeton), and The Hidden-Hand Presidency: Eisenhower as Leader.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Greenstein, Fred I.

Anderson, Dale

Weitere Mitwirkende

Anderson, Dale

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Zentralregierung
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 The Presidential Difference in the Civil War Era 1

Chapter 2 The Policy-Driven Political Style of James K. Polk 13

Chapter 3 The Rough and Ready Leadership of Zachary Taylor 29

Chapter 4 Millard Fillmore and the Compromise of 1850 43

Chapter 5 Franklin Pierce and the Kansas-Nebraska Act 57

Chapter 6 The Disastrous Presidency of James Buchanan 75

Chapter 7 Abraham Lincoln: Consummate Leader 93

Chapter 8 What Difference Did the President Make? 111

Appendix Background on the Civil War Era Presidents 127

Notes 147

Further Reading 159

Acknowledgments 171

Index 173

Über Autor(innen)

Fred I. Greenstein is professor of politics emeritus at Princeton University. His books include Inventing the Job of President: Leadership Style from George Washington to Andrew Jackson (Princeton), The Presidential Difference: Leadership Style from FDR to Barack Obama (Princeton), and The Hidden-Hand Presidency: Eisenhower as Leader.