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1 online resource (1 audio file (12hr., 08 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
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Read by Chris Sorensen. |
| Summary |
In The Impossible Presidency, celebrated historian Jeremi Suri charts the rise and fall of the American presidency, from the limited role envisaged by the Founding Fathers to its current status as the most powerful job in the world. He argues that the presidency is a victim of its own success-the vastness of the job makes it almost impossible to fulfill the expectations placed upon it. As managers of the world's largest economy and military, contemporary presidents must react to a truly globalized world in a twenty-four-hour news cycle. There is little room left for bold vision. Suri traces America's disenchantment with our recent presidents to the inevitable mismatch between presidential promises and the structural limitations of the office. A masterful reassessment of presidential history, this book is essential listening for anyone trying to understand America's fraught political climate. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Presidents -- United States -- History.
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Political leadership -- United States -- History.
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Executive power -- United States -- History.
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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United States -- Politics and government.
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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Sorensen, Chris.
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hoopla digital.
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| Added Title |
Rise and fall of America's highest office |
| ISBN |
9781977325129 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1977325122 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT12047248 |
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