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Title: Rivals for Power: Presidential-Congressional Relations by James A. Thurber ISBN: 0-7425-0991-5 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield (Non NBN) Pub. Date: 15 October, 2001 Format: Textbook Binding Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.95

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Average Customer Rating: 4 (3 reviews)

Rating: 3
Summary: Good collection of essays on U.S. president
Comment: Rivals for Power is an interesting collection of essays edited by James Thurber with the intent of exploring what the roots of rivalry between the president and Congress are. The chapters in the book present original research organized around several themes and written from a variety of perspectives. Political scientists, legal scholars, historians, journalists, former White House and Capitol Hill staff, and former members of Congress all contribute.

The essays are quite appropriate and do a great job in helping to improve the understanding of presidential-congressional relations by combining firsthand experiences with academic analyses. This book is recommended to all interested in the U.S. presidency, especially as it relates to Congress.

Rating: 4
Summary: excellent scientific overview of government relations
Comment: James Thurber's "Rivals For Power" is a collection of excellent essays concerning topics found in the relationship between the United States' Congress and office of the Presidency. The text is filled with substantial hypothesis' of the causes of potential relations and uses easy-to-understand scientific methods to illustrate these theories. A must read for any student of American Politics.

Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent Undergraduate Text
Comment: Highly recommend for classroom reading on complex relationship between Congress and President. A must for political science students.

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