James Burnham

Congress and the American Tradition (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Most Americans would probably be surprised to hear that, in 1959, James Burnham, a leading political thinker questioned whether Congress would survive, and whether the Executive Branch of the American government would become a dictatorship

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 363
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351313193
• Artikelnr.: 50407432

Autorenporträt

James Burnham

Inhaltsangabe

One: The American System of Government
I: The Miracle of Government
II: Ideology and Tradition
III: The Paradox of Sovereignty
IV: The Diffusion of Power
V: Power and Limits
VI: Public and Private
VII: The Place of Congress
VIII: The Traditional Balance
Two: The Present Position of Congress
IX: The Fall of Congress
X: The Law-Making Power
XI: The Rise of the Fourth Branch
XII: The Purse
XIII: And The Sword
XIV: The Problem of Treaties
XV: The Escape of the Treaty Power
XVI: The Investigatory Power
XVII: The Attack on Investigations
XVIII: Theoretical Gravediggers
XIX: The Case Against Congress
XX: The Reform of Congress
Three: The Future of Congress
XXI: Democracy and Liberty
XXII: The Logic of Demo Cratism
XXIII: Conditions of Liberty
XXIV: What is a majority?
XXV: Leader of the Masses, Assembly of the People
XXVI: The Miracle of Government