The Trump Presidency
Outsider in the Oval Office
Steven E Schier author Todd E Eberly author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield
Published:1st Oct '17
Should be back in stock very soon
Donald Trump’s stunning and surprising election to the US presidency has convulsed the political, academic, and journalistic worlds. No president has taken the oath of office with as little political experience. And his first few months in office have raised the central question: Can an outsider govern? In The Trump Presidency, Steven E. Schier and Todd E. Eberly provide students with a brief, comprehensive introduction to the remarkable launch of the new administration. After briefly describing the Trump electoral victory, they provide critical insight into the Trump transition and media strategy, and relations with Congress as well as the challenges the new administration confronts on domestic and foreign policy. A final chapter describes the prospects for a presidency marred by missed opportunities in Congress, some setbacks in the courts, low popularity, and ongoing personnel drama. The Trump Presidency provides a succinct Trump-centric view of the American presidency and introduces students to all major aspects of the new administration.
“Since the moment that Trump claimed victory, political observers have said that America is in uncharted waters. Schier and Eberly provide an excellent chart of the early days of this unusual administration. Thoughtful, balanced, and politically savvy, this book carefully distinguishes the real from the fake, and the unprecedented from the conventional. At a time of partisan heat and intellectual confusion, it provides a temperate guide for the perplexed.” -- John J. Pitney Jr., Claremont McKenna College
“This is a must read book for understanding Trump's rise and the implications for American politics by two of the foremost presidential scholars. It will leave you thinking very carefully about the Trump presidency.” -- Janet Box-Steffensmeier, The Ohio State University
“I highly recommend this engaging, balanced, and well-researched evaluation of Donald Trump's candidacy and the first six months of the Trump Presidency. Schier and Eberly provide us with much-needed context and insight grounded in political science, showing us what is - and what is not - unusual about the Trump Administration and what to expect going forward.” -- Kathryn Pearson, University of Minnesota
ISBN: 9781538105740
Dimensions: 231mm x 150mm x 13mm
Weight: 263g
174 pages