High hopes the Clinton presidency and the politics of ambition
The Clinton presidency is pivotal, occurring at a particularly sensitive time in American and world history. The Cold War has ended; yet Americans face daunting social and economic problems and are increasingly divided about how to address them. In this perceptive psychological portrait of Clinton a...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York ; London :
New York University Press
[1996]
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009809029106719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Introduction
- PART I. PRESIDENTS, PSYCHOLOGY, AND THE PUBLIC
- CHAPTER 1 Public Psychology: The Legacy of History
- PART II. THE CHARACTER OF BILL CLINTON
- CHAPTER 2 Character and the Presidency
- CHAPTER 3 Ambition
- CHAPTER 4 Character Integrity
- CHAPTER 5 Relatedness
- CHAPTER 6 Character and Presidential Psychology
- PART III. GROWING UP, COMING OF AGE
- CHAPTER 7 His Mother's Son
- CHAPTER 8 Adoration and Abandonment: The Clinton Family
- CHAPTER 9 Some Consequences of Hope: A Tale of Two Women
- CHAPTER 10 Vietnam and the Draft
- CHAPTER 11 A Life's Choice: Hillary Rodham Clinton
- PART IV. THE POLITICAL CONSEQUENCES OF CHARACTER
- CHAPTER 12 Judgment and Leadership: The Core of Presidential Performance
- CHAPTER 13 Clinton's Presidency
- PART V. CONCLUSION
- CHAPTER 14 Lost Opportunities: President Clinton's First Term
- APPENDIX. Bill Clinton's Character and Presidency: A Note on Method
- Notes
- References
- Subject Index
- Name Index
