The Presidential Character: Predicting Performance in the White House
Language: English
Published by Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, N.J., 1972
- First Edition
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x and 479 p. The author applies concepts of psychological behavior to explaining how presidents approach their work. The presidents fit into four general categories, and much about their successes or failures could be predicted, Barber argues. This is considered an original and major contribution to the study of the American presidency. One 2-inch closed cut on jacket, not affecting book. Jacket is in a Brodart cover.
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- Title
- The Presidential Character: Predicting Performance in the White House
- Author
- Barber, James David
- Publisher
- Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
- Publication year
- 1972
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Binding
- Cloth
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0136974589
- ISBN 13
- 9780136974581
- Edition
- First Edition
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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From the Back Cover
The Presidential Character: Predicting Performance in the White House, Fourth Edition
James David Barber
LONGMAN CLASSICS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE
In revising classic works in political science, Longman celebrates the contributions its authors and their research have made to the discipline. The Longman Classics in Political Science series honors these authors and their work. Providing students with an updated context, each title in the series includes a new foreword, written by one of today’s top scholars, offering a fresh, in-depth analysis of the book and its enduring contributions.
What should we look for in a president?
This timeless question begs reconsideration in light of today’s crucial presidential election season. To that end, The Presidential Character, James David Barber’s well-known, provocative examination of who has the potential to be voted into the highest office in the land–and why–is being reissued as the newest addition to the Longman Classics in Political Science series.
Arguing that patterns in a person’s character, world view, and political style can allow us to anticipate his or her performance as president, this classic text offers explanations and predictions of the performance of past presidents and presidential candidates.
Features
- Presents a new foreword by presidential scholar George C. Edwards III, Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Texas A&M University, that highlights the book’s classic and enduring contributions.
- Includes predictions of presidential performance published before Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, and Bush ever served.
- Analyzes the media’s role in providing information about the political candidates and in shaping public opinion of them.
- Draws on historical, biographical, and psychological research to help voters make judicious choices in determining the country’s highest leaders.
- Encourages citizens to be actively involved scholars, critics, and participants in their government.
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