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Köp båda 2 för 1185 kr?[G]enovese has performed a worthy service to anyone interested in the events that shaped recent U.S. political history or who might wish to include Watergate as a window into more recent U.S. politics. The book's excellent appendices include brief notes on the central characters of Watergate and a fine collection of relevant documents. These include excerpts from the tapes, the Supreme Court's ruling in the US v. Nixon, the Judiciary Committee's articles of impeachment, Nixon's resignation speech, and even a summary of the Nixon staffers who were convicted, plea bargained, or, in the lone case of John Connally, acquited. There is even a glossary of Watergate related terms, like "unindicted co-conspiritor." Those of us who occasionally teach a seminar on Watergate for undergraduates will be especially grateful to find, finally, a book seemingly made for such a course.?-Presidential Studies Quarterly ?Genovese combines fairness with passion in this readable analysis....The historical section is a model of conciseness, balancing fairness with insightful comments backed up by contemporary quotations.?-School Library Journal ?Reference librarians should add this one to their collections, for students and interested laypersons will find it an excellent guide to this nation's most serious political scandal.?-American Reference Books Annual ?Students searching for help in locating resources specific to different aspects of popular culture will find these volumes an excellent starting point....this set would be an excellent addition to any high school or public library.?-VOYA ?Taken as the guide to Watergate as it is intended to be, this book is a well-stocked compilation of important facts and resources.?-Journal of Government Information "YGenovese has performed a worthy service to anyone interested in the events that shaped recent U.S. political history or who might wish to include Watergate as a window into more recent U.S. politics. The book's excellent appendices include brief notes on the central characters of Watergate and a fine collection of relevant documents. These include excerpts from the tapes, the Supreme Court's ruling in the US v. Nixon, the Judiciary Committee's articles of impeachment, Nixon's resignation speech, and even a summary of the Nixon staffers who were convicted, plea bargained, or, in the lone case of John Connally, acquited. There is even a glossary of Watergate related terms, like "unindicted co-conspiritor." Those of us who occasionally teach a seminar on Watergate for undergraduates will be especially grateful to find, finally, a book seemingly made for such a course."-Presidential Studies Quarterly "Genovese combines fairness with passion in this readable analysis....The historical section is a model of conciseness, balancing fairness with insightful comments backed up by contemporary quotations."-School Library Journal "Reference librarians should add this one to their collections, for students and interested laypersons will find it an excellent guide to this nation's most serious political scandal."-American Reference Books Annual "Students searching for help in locating resources specific to different aspects of popular culture will find these volumes an excellent starting point....this set would be an excellent addition to any high school or public library."-VOYA "Taken as the guide to Watergate as it is intended to be, this book is a well-stocked compilation of important facts and resources."-Journal of Government Information "[G]enovese has performed a worthy service to anyone interested in the events that shaped recent U.S. political history or who might wish to include Watergate as a window into more recent U.S. politics. The book's excellent appendices include brief notes on the central characters of Watergate and a fine collection of relevant documents. These include excerpts from the tapes, the Supreme Court's ruli
MICHAEL A. GENOVESE is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Institute for Leadership Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He has written seven books, including The Nixon Presidency: Power and Politics in Turbulent Times (Greenwood, 1990), The Presidency in an Age of Limits (Greenwood, 1993), and The Paradoxes of the American Presidency, co-authored with Thomas E. Cronin (1998). He has won over a dozen university and national teaching awards.
Series Foreword by Randall M. Miller Preface Key Players in the Watergate Crisis Chronology of Events The Watergate Crisis Explained Historical Overview What Manner of Man?: Watergate and the Development of Nixon's Political Personality Is the President Above the Law? Presidential Corruption in Historical Perspective Nixon and the Media Conclusion: The Watergate Legacy Biographies: The Personalities Behind the Watergate Crisis Primary Documents of the Watergate Crisis Appendix: Legal Problems of the Nixon Administration Glossary of Selected Terms Annotated Bibliography Index