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Chargement... Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the New American Politicspar Ronald M. Peters Jr., Cindy Simon Rosenthal
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. 4707. Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the New American Politics, by Ronald M. Peters, Jr. [and] Cindy Simon Rosenthal (read 12 May 2010) This book by two University of Oklahoma political science professors is an erudite and careful examination of Nancy Pelosi's career, concentrating on her time as Speaker beginning in 2007. It goes up to the time that the health reform bill was passed by the House this year. In the early part of the book the poly sci jargon is a bit heavy and though I have followed Congress with considerable attention in my youth I found the discussion of the events of 2007 a mite 'heavy.' But the succeeding chapters are very carefully written and illuminating. The authors demonstrate that Pelosi is a very hard worker and has had considerable success as a Speaker--attributable to her savvy and hard work. They recognize she has had some missteps but in general demonstrate that she has been a better Speaker than her predecessors: Wright, Foley, Gingrich, and Hastert. ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
When the Democrats retook control of the U.S. House of Representatives in January 2007 after twelve years in the wilderness, Nancy Pelosi became the first woman speaker in American history.In Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the New American Politics, Ron Peters, one of America's leading scholars of Congress, and Cindy Simon Rosenthal, one of America's leading scholars on women and political leadership, provide a comprehensive account of how Pelosi became speaker and what this tells us aboutCongress in the twenty-first century. They consider the key issues that Pelosi's rise presents for American politics, highlight the core themes that have shaped, and continue to shape, her remarkable career, and discuss the challenges that women face in the male-dominated world of American politics,particularly at its highest levels.The authors also shed light on Pelosi's political background: first as the scion of a powerful Baltimore political family whose power base lay in East Coast urban ethnic politics, and later as a successful politician in what is probably the most liberal city in the country, San Francisco. Peters andRosenthal trace how she built her base within the House Democratic Caucus and ultimately consolidated enough power to win the Speakership. They show how twelve years out of power allowed her to fashion a new image for House Democrats, and they conclude with an analysis of her institutionalleadership style.The only full-length portrait of Nancy Pelosi in print, this superb volume offers a vivid and insightful analysis of one of America's most remarkable politicians. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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