The Pulse of Politics: The Rhythm of Presidential Elections in the Twentieth Century - Hardcover

Barber, James David

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9780393013412: The Pulse of Politics: The Rhythm of Presidential Elections in the Twentieth Century

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ISBN 10: 0393013413 ISBN 13: 9780393013412

Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1980

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Advances the theory that three dominant themes of presidential elections--conflict, conscience, and conciliation--recur in predictable cycles

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About the Author:

James David Barber is James B. Duke Professor of Political Science at Duke University in North Carolina. His books include The Race for the Presidency, The Presidential Character, Citizen Politics, and Politics by Humans.

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"Professor Barber, renowned for his study of The Presidential Character (1977), here examines the historical growth of the press, printed and electronic, in shaping presidential campaigns from 1896 to 1980....[T]he book is full of insight, anecdote and wit."
--Foreign Affairs

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