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A pinnacle of feeling
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ISBN: 1282158260 9786612158261 1400828902 9781400828906 9781282158269 0691136955 9780691136950 6612158263 Year: 2008 Publisher: Princeton, N.J. Princeton University Press

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There is no more powerful symbol in American political life than the presidency, and the image of presidential power has had no less profound an impact on American fiction. A Pinnacle of Feeling is the first book to examine twentieth-century literature's deep fascination with the modern presidency and with the ideas about the relationship between state power and democracy that underwrote the rise of presidential authority. Sean McCann challenges prevailing critical interpretations through revelatory new readings of major writers, including Richard Wright, Gertrude Stein, Henry Roth, Zora Neale Hurston, Saul Bellow, Ralph Ellison, Norman Mailer, Don Delillo, and Philip Roth. He argues that these writers not only represented or satirized presidents, but echoed political thinkers who cast the chief executive as the agent of the sovereign will of the American people. They viewed the president as ideally a national redeemer, and they took that ideal as a model and rival for their own work. A Pinnacle of Feeling illuminates the fundamental concern with democratic sovereignty that informs the most innovative literary works of the twentieth century, and shows how these works helped redefine and elevate the role of executive power in American culture.


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Presidential Government
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ISBN: 9780300212068 9780300220735 0300220731 0300212062 Year: 2016 Publisher: New Haven, CT ; London : Yale University Press,

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Noted political scientist Benjamin Ginsberg has written an essential text for courses on the United States presidency. An invaluable resource, Ginsberg's comprehensive analysis emphasizes the historical, constitutional, and legal dimensions of presidential power. He explores the history and essential aspects of the office, the president's relationship to the rest of the executive branch and to a subordinated Congress, and the evolution of the American president from policy executor to policy maker. Compelling photo essays delve into topics of special interest, including First Spouses, Presidential Eligibility, and Congressional Investigations of the White House.

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valdžia --- pushtet ekzekutiv --- izpildvara --- exekutive Gewalt --- täytäntöönpanovalta --- poder executivo --- végrehajtó hatalom --- verkställande makt --- výkonná moc --- executieve macht --- cumhacht feidhmiúcháin --- putere executivă --- udøvende myndighed --- izvršilna oblast --- извршна власт --- изпълнителна власт --- potere esecutivo --- władza wykonawcza --- εκτελεστική εξουσία --- pouvoir exécutif --- setgħa eżekuttiva --- izvršna vlast --- täidesaatev võim --- exekutivní moc --- егзекутивна моќ --- vollziehende Gewalt --- täitevvõim --- exekutiva --- ausführende Gewalt --- rząd --- valtioneuvosto --- kormány --- guvern --- valitsus --- governo --- vyriausybė --- gvern --- Regierung --- vlada --- qeveri --- правителство --- κυβέρνηση --- gouvernement --- влада --- regering --- valdība --- vláda --- rialtas --- Gobierno --- gouvernement national --- hallitusrakenne --- órgano de gobierno de ente preautonómico --- statsstyrelse --- valtion hallitus --- gabinete --- national government --- vládní kabinet --- Kabinett --- végrehajtó hatalmi ág --- nemzeti kormány --- nationell regering --- riigi valitsus --- gobierno nacional --- nacionalna vlada --- structură guvernamentală --- složení vlády --- Gobierno autonómico --- valsts valdība --- qeveri kombëtare --- estrutura governamental --- vyriausybės struktūra --- governo regionale --- zloženie vlády --- Bundesregierung --- struktura e qeverisë --- valitsusstruktuur --- šalies vyriausybė --- government structure --- kabinet --- kormányzati szerkezet --- vláda složeného státu --- nationale Regierung --- kormányzat --- governo nazionale --- celostátní (federální) vláda --- Κυβέρνηση της χώρας --- national regering --- Landesregierung --- valdības struktūra --- governo nacional --- vládny kabinet --- gobierno regional --- nationale regering --- kreu i qeverisë --- premiér --- szef rządu --- pääministeri --- kap ta' gvern --- jefe del Gobierno --- chefe de governo --- председник владе --- chef de gouvernement --- πρόεδρος της κυβέρνησης --- regeringsleider --- шеф на влада --- kormányfő --- șef de guvern --- regeringschef --- valdības galva --- valitsusjuht --- министър председател --- predsjednik vlade --- Regierungschef --- capo di governo --- vyriausybės vadovas --- ceann rialtais --- predsednik vlade --- prime minister --- ministerský předseda --- presidente del Consejo de Ministros --- premierminister --- šéf vlády --- ministerpræsident --- primer ministro --- regeringsleder --- прв министер --- ministro de Estado --- minister-president --- premiärminister --- Bundeskanzler --- premjerministrs --- premier ministre --- předseda vlády --- πρωθυπουργός --- capo di gabinetto --- predseda vlády --- Premier --- Ministerpräsident --- statsminister --- prim-ministru --- ministras pirmininkas --- primo ministro --- primeiro-ministro --- presidente del Gobierno --- peaminister --- premijer --- kryeministër --- Premierminister --- chancelier --- presidente del Consiglio --- eerste minister --- претседател на влада --- kancellár (Németország) --- konseilspræsident --- šef vlade --- miniszterelnök --- premier --- премиер --- presidente do Conselho --- předseda rady ministrů --- jefe de Estado --- hlava štátu --- valsts vadītājs --- riigipea --- valtionpäämies --- vodja države --- ceann stáit --- hlava státu --- głowa państwa --- statschef --- državni poglavar --- αρχηγός κράτους --- chef d'État --- Capo di Stato --- staatshoofd --- шеф државе --- kreu i Shtetit --- valstybės vadovas --- kap ta' Stat --- Staatschef --- államfő --- șef de stat --- chefe de Estado --- държавен глава --- шеф на држава --- tasavallan presidentti --- drottning --- prezident republiky --- emír --- predsjednik republike --- šejk --- kníže --- államelnök --- király --- spolkový prezident --- president i republikës --- kuningas --- Presidente da República --- König --- koning --- mbret --- karalius --- šef države --- köztársasági elnök --- king --- vabariigi president --- presidente de la República --- Pontefice --- prezident --- Staatsoberhaupt --- panovník --- koningin --- rege --- Πρόεδρος της Δημοκρατίας --- поглавар --- ρυθμιστής του πολιτεύματος --- kráľ --- Staatspräsident --- federální prezident --- претседател на република --- císař --- president of the republic --- претседател на држава --- монарх --- kung --- republikas prezidents --- président de la République --- konge --- karalis --- re --- president van de republiek --- rey --- vládce --- ανώτατος άρχων --- roi --- capitano reggente --- præsident --- predsjednik države --- rei --- βασιλιάς --- valsts prezidents --- претседател --- Bundespräsident --- respublikos prezidentas --- presidente della Repubblica --- velkovévoda --- král --- dronning --- president --- régime présidentiel --- presidentsregime --- regime presidenziale --- regjim presidencial --- system prezydencki --- президентски режим --- régimen presidencialista --- prezidentinis valdymas --- prezidentāla valsts iekārta --- προεδρικό καθεστώς --- presidentaalne režiim --- претседателски систем --- regim prezidențial --- presidentstyre --- prezidentský režim --- regime presidencial --- presidenttivalta --- réimeas uachtaránachta --- Präsidentialregime --- председнички систем --- præsidentstyre --- predsedniški sistem --- predsjednički sustav --- prezidenciális rendszer --- reġim presidenzjali --- προεδρική δημοκρατία --- президенцијализам --- prezidentský systém --- elnöki rendszer --- prezidencijalizam --- претседателска република --- prezidentská republika --- AB --- ABSh --- Ameerika Ühendriigid --- America (Republic) --- Amerika Birlăshmish Shtatlary --- Amerika Birlăşmi Ştatları --- Amerika Birlăşmiş Ştatları --- Amerika ka Kelenyalen Jamanaw --- Amerika Qūrama Shtattary --- Amerika Qŭshma Shtatlari --- Amerika Qushma Shtattary --- Amerika (Republic) --- Amerikai Egyesült Államok --- Amerikanʹ Veĭtʹsėndi͡avks Shtattn --- Amerikări Pĕrleshu̇llĕ Shtatsem --- Amerikayi Miatsʻyal Nahangner --- Ameriketako Estatu Batuak --- Amirika Carékat --- AQSh --- Ar. ha-B. --- Arhab --- Artsot ha-Berit --- Artzois Ha'bris --- Bí-kok --- Ē.P.A. --- Egyesült Államok --- ĒPA --- Estados Unidos da América do Norte --- Estados Unidos de América --- Estaos Xuníos --- Estaos Xuníos d'América --- Estatos Unitos --- Estatos Unitos d'America --- Estats Units d'Amèrica --- Ètats-Unis d'Amèrica --- États-Unis d'Amérique --- Fareyniḳṭe Shṭaṭn --- Feriene Steaten --- Feriene Steaten fan Amearika --- Forente stater --- FS --- Hēnomenai Politeiai Amerikēs --- Hēnōmenes Politeies tēs Amerikēs --- Hiwsisayin Amerikayi Miatsʻeal Tērutʻiwnkʻ --- Istadus Unidus --- Jungtinės Amerikos valstybės --- Mei guo --- Mei-kuo --- Meiguo --- Mî-koet --- Miatsʻyal Nahangner --- Miguk --- Na Stàitean Aonaichte --- NSA --- S.U.A. --- Saharat ʻAmērik --- SASht --- Severo-Amerikanskie Shtaty --- Severo-Amerikanskie Soedinennye Shtaty --- Si͡evero-Amerikanskīe Soedinennye Shtaty --- Sjedinjene Američke Države --- Soedinennye Shtaty Ameriki --- Soedinennye Shtaty Severnoĭ Ameriki --- Soedinennye Shtaty Si͡evernoĭ Ameriki --- Spojené obce severoamerick --- Spojené staty americk --- SShA --- Stadoù-Unanet Amerika --- Stáit Aontaithe Mheirice --- Stâts Unîts --- Stâts Unîts di Americhe --- Steatyn Unnaneysit --- Steatyn Unnaneysit America --- Sŭedineni amerikanski shtati --- Sŭedinenite shtati --- Tetã peteĩ reko Amérikagua --- U.S. --- Unol Daleithiau --- Unol Daleithiau America --- Unuiĝintaj Ŝtatoj de Ameriko --- Usono --- Vaeinigte Staatn --- Vaeinigte Staatn vo Amerika --- Vereinigte Staaten --- Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika --- Verenigde State van Amerika --- VSA --- Wááshindoon Bikéyah Ałhidadiidzooígí --- Wilāyāt al-Muttaḥidah --- Wilāyāt al-Muttaḥidah al-Amirīkīyah --- Wilāyāt al-Muttaḥidah al-Amrīkīyah --- Yunaeted Stet --- Yunaeted Stet blong Amerika --- ZDA --- Združene države Amerike --- Zʹi͡ednani Derz͡havy Ameryky --- Zjadnośone staty Ameriki --- Zluchanyi͡a Shtaty Ameryki --- Zlucheni Derz͡havy --- ZSA --- ABŞ --- Amerikanʹ Veĭtʹsėndi͡avks Shtattnė --- É.-U. --- ÉU --- Saharat ʻAmērikā --- Spojené obce severoamerické --- Spojené staty americké --- Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá --- Wááshindoon Bikéyah Ałhidadiidzooígíí

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