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The myth of presidential representation / B. Dan Wood.

Title
The myth of presidential representation / B. Dan Wood.
Author
Wood, B. Dan.
Publication
New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

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Details

Description
xiii, 226 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Political parties > United States
  • Presidents > United States
  • Representative government and representation > United States
  • United States > Politics and government
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-218) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
The nature of presidential representation -- The centrist and partisan theories of presidential representation -- Measuring mass preferences and presidential issue stances -- Evaluating the centrist vs. partisan models of presidential representation -- Presidential persuasion and the mass public -- Centrism, partisanship, and public approval of the president's job performance -- The efficacy for American democracy of non-centrist, partisan presidential representation.
ISBN
  • 9780521116589 (hardback)
  • 9780521133425 (pbk.)
LCCN
^^2009007321