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Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Mildly Edgeworn. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Moderate Dust Jacket Wear. First Edition. Pages clean. Binding tight.

First Edition. A fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 180 pages; Publisher's review copy with promotional slip loosely inserted. Summary: What's wrong with the American presidency? Why is the world's oldest surviving democracy headed by a leader who lives and acts like a king? And why is that same leader so often held in low esteem by those who elected him? In this spirited survey of presidential history, Thomas Langston examines two centuries of unrealistic expectations, false hopes, and willful misunderstandings that lie at the heart of America's "dysfunctional relationship" with its president. Langston argues that each president becomes an icon, a stylized image of Americans' faith in themselves and in their country. Taking us on an investigation of how the game of presidential symbol-making is played, Langston reveals how Americans' wishful thinking is encouraged and how even the best presidents are invited to deceive the public. With Reverence and Contempt concludes with a series of recommendations, including legislative changes aimed at improving the relationship between the president and the public by cutting the president's symbolic value down to size. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with some spotting, Good DJ with little wear.

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. ; 180 pages; Description: xv, 180 p. ; 23 cm. Subjects: Presidents--United States--History. Public opinion--United States. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [145]-170) and index. - [Series: Interpreting American politics]. 1 Kg.…

Zustand: very good. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c1992. Hardcover. Dustjacket. xxi, 247 p. ; 24 cm. . Condition : very good copy. ISBN 9780801843617. Keywords : .

Zustand: New. pp. 367.

Zustand: New. In English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 336 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 368 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. uitgawe & revised edition. 208 pages. 8.75x5.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. In English.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. revised edition. 332 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. "Originally published in 1992 by The John Hopkins University Press." Num Pages: 367 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499. . 2014. Paperback / so. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In the first book to focus on civil-military tensions after American wars, Thomas Langston challenges conventional theory by arguing that neither civilian nor military elites deserve victory in this perennial struggle. What is needed instead, he concludes, is balance.In America's worst postwar episodes, those that followed the Civil War and the Vietnam War, balance was conspicuously absent. In the late 1860s and into the 1870s, the military became the tool of a divisive partisan program. As a result, when Reconstruction ended, so did popular support of the military. After the Vietnam War, military leaders were too successful in defending their institution against civilian commanders, leading some observers to declare a crisis in civil-military relations even before Bill Clinton became commander-in-chief.Is American military policy balanced today No, but it may well be headed in that direction. At the end of the 1990s there was still no clear direction in military policy. The officer corps stubbornly clung to a Cold War force structure. A civilian-minded commander-in-chief, meanwhile, stretched a shrinking force across the globe. With the shocking events of September 11, 2001, clarifying the seriousness of the post-Cold War military policy, we may at last be moving toward a true realignment of civilian and military imperatives.…

Zustand: New.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. In English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 367 pages. 9.01x5.98x0.34 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New.

First Edition. Octavo (22.75cm); yellow and black printed wrappers, stapled; 120pp; illus. Starting oxidation to staples, with faint dustiness to wrappers; Near Fine. Highly important single issue of the CCAU's monthly literary magazine, issued from 1940-49, which was devoted to bridging ethnic and minority differences and to reflecting America's cultural diversity. This issue includes a substantial (13pp) short story by Woody Guthrie, "Ear Players," which marked his debut as a published writer in the mainstream media. The issue includes contributions by Langston Hughes, Waldo Frank, and Eleanor Roosevelt, among others. Also includes a pictorial insert (4pp) of photomontage by Alexander Alland. REUSS 30, p.9.…