By Order of the President: The Use and Abuse of Executive Direct Action - Phillip J. Cooper - Books - University Press of Kansas - 9780700620111 - December 5, 2014
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By Order of the President: The Use and Abuse of Executive Direct Action 2 Revised edition


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Scholars and citizens alike have endlessly debated the proper limits of presidential action within US democracy. In this revised and expanded edition, scholar Phillip Cooper offers a cogent guide to these powers and shows how presidents from George Washington to Barack Obama have used and abused them in trying to realise their visions for the nation.


584 pages

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released December 5, 2014
ISBN13 9780700620111
Publishers University Press of Kansas
Pages 584
Dimensions 154 × 231 × 43 mm   ·   929 g
Language English  

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