0
Your cart

Your cart is empty

Books > History > American history

Buy Now

The Eisenhower Presidency - Lessons for the Twenty-First Century (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,725
Discovery Miles 27 250
The Eisenhower Presidency - Lessons for the Twenty-First Century (Hardcover): Andrew J. Polsky

The Eisenhower Presidency - Lessons for the Twenty-First Century (Hardcover)

Andrew J. Polsky; Foreword by Jonathan Fanton, Dan Sharp; Contributions by Meena Bose, Kenneth E Collier, Dale R. Herspring, Geoffrey Kabaservice, Douglas Little, Adam McMahon, David A. Nichols

 (sign in to rate)
Loot Price R2,725 Discovery Miles 27 250 | Repayment Terms: R255 pm x 12*

Bookmark and Share

Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days

We are in the midst of a Dwight Eisenhower revival. Today pundits often look to Eisenhower as a model of how a president can govern across party lines and protect American interests globally without resorting too quickly to the use of force. Yet this mix of nostalgia and frustration with the current polarized state of American politics may mislead us. Eisenhower's presidency has much to teach us today about how a president might avert crises and showdowns at home or abroad. But he governed under conditions so strikingly different from those a chief executive faces in the early 21st century that we need to question how much of his style could work in our own era. The chapters in this volume address the lessons we can draw from the Eisenhower experience for presidential leadership today. Although most of the authors find much to admire in the Eisenhower record, they express varying opinions on how applicable his approach would be for our own time. On one side, they appreciate his limited faith in the power of his words to move public opinion and his reluctance to turn to the use of force to solve international problems. On the other side, it was plain that Ike's exercise of "hidden-hand" leadership (in Fred Greenstein's evocative term) would not be possible in the modern media environment that makes Washington a giant fishbowl and instant revelation an acceptable norm. Both Eisenhower admirers and skeptics (and many of the authors are both) will find much in these essays to reinforce their preconceptions-and much that is unsettling. Eisenhower emerges as an effective but flawed leader. He was in many ways the right man for his time, but limited because he was also a man of his time.

General

Imprint: Lexington Books
Country of origin: United States
Release date: December 2015
Authors: Andrew J. Polsky
Foreword by: Jonathan Fanton • Dan Sharp
Contributors: Meena Bose • Kenneth E Collier • Dale R. Herspring • Geoffrey Kabaservice • Douglas Little • Adam McMahon • David A. Nichols
Dimensions: 237 x 161 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 296
ISBN-13: 978-1-4985-2220-5
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > American history > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Constitution, government & the state
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Political leaders & leadership
Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General
Books > History > American history > General
Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
LSN: 1-4985-2220-3
Barcode: 9781498522205

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!

You might also like..

A Promised Land
Barack Obama Hardcover  (6)
R699 R546 Discovery Miles 5 460
Hidden Figures - The Untold Story of the…
Margot Lee Shetterly Paperback  (2)
R310 R246 Discovery Miles 2 460
The Mother Of Black Hollywood - A Memoir
Jenifer Lewis Paperback R405 R314 Discovery Miles 3 140
Call Sign Chaos - Learning To Lead
Jim Mattis, Bing West Hardcover  (1)
R609 R477 Discovery Miles 4 770
Humans Of New York
Brandon Stanton Hardcover  (3)
R850 R647 Discovery Miles 6 470
American Revolution - The Essential…
Spencer C. Tucker Hardcover R3,164 Discovery Miles 31 640
The History of Venezuela, 2nd Edition
H Micheal Tarver Hardcover R2,099 Discovery Miles 20 990
Moral Minorities and the Making of…
Kyle G Volk Hardcover R1,393 Discovery Miles 13 930
The Enlightenment on Trial - Ordinary…
Bianca Premo Hardcover R3,629 Discovery Miles 36 290
Revisit The Old Mill - Its Creation…
W. Leon Smith Hardcover R655 Discovery Miles 6 550
Border Towns and Border Crossings - A…
Roger Bruns Hardcover R3,160 Discovery Miles 31 600
Shapes of American Ballet - Teachers and…
Jessica Zeller Hardcover R3,789 Discovery Miles 37 890

See more

Partners