High Hopes The Clinton Presidency and the Politics of Ambition

Name: High Hopes The Clinton Presidency and the Politics of Ambition
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ISBN: 9780415921473

ISBN-10: 0415921473

ISBN-13: 9780415921473

Edition: 1998 (Reprint)

Authors: Stanley A. Renshon

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In this perceptive psychological portrait of Clinton and his presidency, expert Stanley Renshon investigates whether Clinton has demonstrated the requisite qualities of judgment, vision, character and skill to face domestic and international challenges. Renshon incisively analyzes Clinton's sweeping ambitions, his enormous confidence in himself and his goals, and his success in convincing people that he genuinely cares about them. He reveals a Bill Clinton whose capacity for political success is often undermined by the very traits for which many praise him. Now in paperback with a new introduction, the book follows the development of Clinton's character from his early family experiences to…

Book details

List price: $61.95
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 8/4/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 428
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.342

He is a professor of political science & coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Program in the Psychology of Social & Political Behavior at the City University of New York Graduate Center & a certified psychoanalyst.



Acknowledgments


Preface


Introduction



Public Psychology: The Legacy of History



Character and the Presidency



Ambition



Character Integrity



Relatedness



Character and Presidential Psychology



His Mother's Son



Adoration and Abandonment: The Clinton Family



Some Consequences of Hope: A Tale of Two Women



Vietnam and the Draft



A Life's Choice: Hillary Rodham Clinton



Judgment and Leadership: The Core of Presidential Performance



Clinton's Presidency



Lost Opportunities: President Clinton's First Term


Appendix: Bill Clinton's Character and Presidency: A Note on Method


Notes


References


Subject Index


Name Index