Clinton Rossiter is John L. Senior Professor of American Institutions, Cornell University.

Mr. Rossiter has taken what could have been a tedious subject and handled it - as might be expected of him - in a readable way with no sacrifice of scholarship.(New York Times Book Review) In this slim but muscular volume, Rossiter takes a careful look at the realities and promise of American politics - past, present, and future. It is a superbly written commentary and review.(The Washington Post) Rossiter understands the nuances of our politics, he writes with perception and clarity, and has produced a sensible, brief account for those at home and abroad who wish to understand democratic politics, American style.(Saturday Review)

Clinton Rossiter is John L. Senior Professor of American Institutions, Cornell University.

Mr. Rossiter has taken what could have been a tedious subject and handled it - as might be expected of him - in a readable way with no sacrifice of scholarship.(New York Times Book Review) In this slim but muscular volume, Rossiter takes a careful look at the realities and promise of American politics - past, present, and future. It is a superbly written commentary and review.(The Washington Post) Rossiter understands the nuances of our politics, he writes with perception and clarity, and has produced a sensible, brief account for those at home and abroad who wish to understand democratic politics, American style.(Saturday Review)

Clinton Rossiter is John L. Senior Professor of American Institutions, Cornell University.

Mr. Rossiter has taken what could have been a tedious subject and handled it - as might be expected of him - in a readable way with no sacrifice of scholarship.(New York Times Book Review) In this slim but muscular volume, Rossiter takes a careful look at the realities and promise of American politics - past, present, and future. It is a superbly written commentary and review.(The Washington Post) Rossiter understands the nuances of our politics, he writes with perception and clarity, and has produced a sensible, brief account for those at home and abroad who wish to understand democratic politics, American style.(Saturday Review)