Intellectuals and the American Presidency - Philosophers, Jesters, Or Technicians?

Informationen zum Autor By Tevi Troy Klappentext Intellectuals and the American Presidency examines the complex relationships between Presidents and America's intellectuals since 1960. Using both popular sources and some never-before-used archived material, the book looks at the advisers who served as liaisons to the academic community, as well as the presidents' views of intellectuals and how they fit in with the presidents' plans. In this bipartisan study, political insider Tevi Troy analyzes how American presidents have used intellectuals to shape their images and advance their agendas. This bipartisan study analyzes how American presidents have used intellectuals to shape their images and advance their agendas. Tevi Troy examines how these advisers - the president's links to the academic community - create, nurture and bring ideas into the public policy realm.

Product details

• Authors: Tevi Troy, Troy Tevi
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.04.2002
• EAN: 9780742508255
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-0825-5
• No. of pages: 280
• Series: American Intellectual Culture; American Intellectual Culture
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); USA, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, History of Ideas, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Cultural Policy, American Presidency, Regional Studies, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, Regional / International studies, History of the Americas, Central / national / federal government policies, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Central government policies