|    Login    |    Register

Overreach: Leadership in the Obama Presidency

(Paperback)

Available Formats


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Overreach: Leadership in the Obama Presidency

Contributors:

By (Author) George C. Edwards

ISBN:

9780691163314

Publisher:

Princeton University Press

Imprint:

Princeton University Press

Publication Date:

1st September 2015

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

Tertiary Education

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Other Subjects:

Political leaders and leadership
Political parties and party platforms
Ethnic studies

Dewey:

973.932

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

264

Dimensions:

Width 152mm, Height 235mm

Weight:

369g

Description

When Barack Obama became president, many Americans embraced him as a transformational leader who would fundamentally change the politics and policy of the country. Yet, two years into his administration, the public resisted his calls for support and Congress was deadlocked over many of his major policy proposals. How could this capable new presiden

Reviews

"[A] clear, well-documented study of the limits on presidential power and influence."--Publishers Weekly "A valuable addition to the understanding of US polity."--R. Balashankar, Organiser "In Overreach, Edwards applies 'lessons learned' from his previous work on presidential leadership to the Obama presidency. Edwards argues that presidents do not create political opportunities, but must identify political openings and capitalize on existing political opportunities... A readable book that will find a home in undergraduate courses on the U.S. presidency."--Choice "Overreach is a clear and instructive essay, which, with an impressive amount of data (polls, television audience statistics, Congressional voting, and so on), confirms the arguments Edwards has been making since 2003."--Aurelie Godet, Books and Ideas.net "For more than two decades George C. Edwards has been carefully laying out a clear and consistently articulated argument about the nature of American politics... Edwards's body of work is interesting in that each book builds upon the others. His newest book, Overreach: Leadership in the Obama Presidency, links his prior insights together and extends them into an analysis and critique of one incumbent president, Barack Obama."--Richard W. Waterman, American Review of Politics "This book can stand on its own as a worthy case study of what to do and to avoid as America's most well-known and influential policy maker. I recommend this book for those who want to understand the contemporary Presidency and its relationship with Congress as it really is."--Gino J. Tozzi, Jr., Political Studies Review

Author Bio

George C. Edwards III is University Distinguished Professor of Political Science and the Jordan Chair in Presidential Studies at Texas A&M University. His many books include The Strategic President. He is the editor of Presidential Studies Quarterly.

See all

Other titles by George C. Edwards

See all

Other titles from Princeton University Press