作者:
Charles O·Jones 出版社: Oxford University Press, USA 副标题: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) 出版年: 2007-08-10 页数: 192 定价: USD 11.95 装帧: Paperback 丛书:Very Short Introductions ISBN: 9780195307016
The expansion of executive powers amid the war on terrorism has brought the presidency to the center of heated public debate. Now, in The American Presidency, presidential authority Charles O. Jones provides invaluable background to the current controversy, in a compact, reliable guide to the office of the chief executive. This marvelously concise survey is packed with informat...
The expansion of executive powers amid the war on terrorism has brought the presidency to the center of heated public debate. Now, in The American Presidency, presidential authority Charles O. Jones provides invaluable background to the current controversy, in a compact, reliable guide to the office of the chief executive. This marvelously concise survey is packed with information about the presidency, some of it quite surprising. We learn, for example, that the Founders adopted the word "president" over "governor" and other alternatives because it suggested a light hand, as in one who presides, rather than rules. Indeed, the Constitutional Convention first agreed to a weak chief executive elected by congress for one seven-year term, later calling for independent election and separation of powers. Jones sheds much light on how assertive leaders, such as Andrew Jackson, Theodore Roosevelt, and FDR enhanced the power of the presidency, and illuminating how such factors as philosophy (Reagan's anti-Communist conservatism), the legacy of previous presidencies (Jimmy Carter following Watergate), relations with Congress, and the impact of outside events have all influenced presidential authority. He also explores the rise of federal power and the dramatic expansion of federal agencies, showing how the president takes a direct hand in this vast bureaucracy, and he examines the political process of selecting presidents, from the days of deadlocked conventions to the rise of the primary after World War II. "In 200 years," he writes, "the presidency had changed from that of a person--Washington followed by Adams, then Jefferson--to a presidential enterprise with a cast of thousands." Jones explains how this remarkable expansion has occurred and where it may lead in the future.
吴情
译林出版社2013版
ben_gx
译林出版社2013版
胡伍玄
译林出版社2013版
冷月如霜
译林出版社2013版
小焉
译林出版社2013版
🐰Vivi
0 有用 桠杈 2022-03-25 17:56:40
其实我不知道标几年前翻过的书有啥意义，很难说有什么印象了。不过即使是刚读完的页面，也不会有什么认识吧。看来必须得写点什么。
0 有用 等待如果 2020-03-12 01:39:13
Blinkist扫过。失误了，明明准备读中文版的，居然在听的时候没意识到是牛津通识。美国的政治体制就是一场大型的实验，是非常理想化的，在当时是需要极大勇气和魄力的。即使在这样的体制下，我们看见了各式各样个性鲜明的总统也是很有意思。总统制度面临新问题是毫无疑问的，而且也不会是现在的问题，比如如果定义对外战争和打击恐怖主义的区别。一直觉得LBJ更像纸牌屋前几季的原型，毕竟二十多年的国会经验加上LBJ本... Blinkist扫过。失误了，明明准备读中文版的，居然在听的时候没意识到是牛津通识。美国的政治体制就是一场大型的实验，是非常理想化的，在当时是需要极大勇气和魄力的。即使在这样的体制下，我们看见了各式各样个性鲜明的总统也是很有意思。总统制度面临新问题是毫无疑问的，而且也不会是现在的问题，比如如果定义对外战争和打击恐怖主义的区别。一直觉得LBJ更像纸牌屋前几季的原型，毕竟二十多年的国会经验加上LBJ本身强势的个性，但LBJ还真有像“达康书记”，最终的目的是好的。 (展开)
0 有用 それ 2020-01-07 11:03:16
As the executive branch of American government, the president presidency evolved.Read in Blinkist.
0 有用 君临城外 2014-06-19 15:56:42
语言风格是本书一大特色 emeritus 级别