wyszukanych pozycji: 4
George Washington: Foundation of Presidential Leadership and Character
ISBN: 9780275968687 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. There have been many serious abuses of presidential power in recent decades, including Watergate, the Iran-Contra scandal, and the Lewinsky affair, subsequently Americans have demonstrated renewed interest in discussing the relationship between character and political leadership. Through an investigation of the life and career of George Washington, often considered the exemplary moral president, the chapters offer a balanced scholarly contribution to this analysis. Fishman, Pederson, Rozell, and their contributors examine the legacy of Washingtons presidency. Leading political... There have been many serious abuses of presidential power in recent decades, including Watergate, the Iran-Contra scandal, and the Lewinsky affair,... |
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386,61 zł |
The Prudential Presidency: An Aristotelian Approach to Presidential Leadership
ISBN: 9780275971113 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Fishman argues that the model of political leadership based on the concept of prudence that Aristotle introduced 2300 years ago remains the most realistic and comprehensive paradigm available for comprehending the qualities necessary for American presidents to succeed in office. Aristotle is compared with such influential presidential scholars as Richard Neustadt, James David Barber, and George Edwards III. Aristotle's theory is also applied to critical presidential decisions from Washington to Clinton. Fishman's analysis of leading theories of the presidency reveals that Aristotle's model... Fishman argues that the model of political leadership based on the concept of prudence that Aristotle introduced 2300 years ago remains the most re... |
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386,61 zł |
Public Policy and the Public Good
ISBN: 9780313272240 / Angielski / Twarda / 1991 / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. As a reading of the recent literature indicates, there has been a trend among public policy analysts to disavow the utility of the Western political tradition for understanding contemporary social dilemmas. This edited collection demonstrates that the history of political philosophy actually increases the awareness of the nature of such problems. By employing models of historical understanding, the contributors permit political theory to illuminate the dilemmas underlying modern policy questions and permit historical theorists to model perspectives that are useful in confronting current... As a reading of the recent literature indicates, there has been a trend among public policy analysts to disavow the utility of the Western politica... |
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303,77 zł |
The Dilemmas of American Conservatism
ISBN: 9780813125961 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) In the second half of the twentieth century, American conservatism emerged from the shadow of New Deal liberalism and developed into a movement exerting considerable influence on the formulation and execution of public policy in the United States. During that period, the political philosophers who provided the intellectual foundations for the American conservative movement were John H. Hallowell, Eric Voegelin, Leo Strauss, Richard Weaver, Russell Kirk, Robert Nisbet, John Courtney Murray, Friedrich Hayek, and Willmoore Kendall. By offering a comprehensive analysis of their thoughts and... In the second half of the twentieth century, American conservatism emerged from the shadow of New Deal liberalism and developed into a movement exe... |
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174,28 zł |