
Political Ambition Who Decides to Run for Congress Linda L. Fowler, Robert D. McClure
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- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication date:
- 10 Sep 1990
- ISBN:
- 9780300049015
- Imprint:
- Yale University Press
- Dimensions:
- 264 pages: 235 x 156mm
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"Meticulously documented study of the battle to succeed New York Congressman Barber Conable in 1984 and 1986. They offer a first-rate microlevel complement to the many macro-analyses of congressional elections as they tell the story of the maneuverings that take place among candidates in one New York congressional district on the occasion of an open seat. Their study is potentially useful not just to students of Congress but also to those interested more generally in elite political behavior and decision making."?Timothy Bledsoe, Annals of American Academy of Political and Social Science
"Fowler and McClure have performed an outstanding service. . . . Political Ambition is a rare commodity--a scholarly work that is fun to read. It will appeal both to the specialist and to the general observer of the political scene."?Joseph A. Imler, Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
"An extraordinarily interesting and important book. . . . Like other good case studies, this one is rich in detail and it brings the complexities and subtleties of real politics to light. But unlike most case studies, this one makes an important conceptual contribution to the study of congressional elections. . . . An excellent book. It makes an important contribution to our understanding of congressional elections."?Jon Bond, Journal of Politics
"In this carefully researched, well-organized presentation, Fowler and McClure effectively demonstrate the value of a case study. . . . Fowler and McClure have produced an important book deserving the serious attention of those with interests in legislative politics, campaigns and elections, and political parties."?Bruce Oppenheimer, Social Science Quarterly
"Rich in detail and it brings the complexities and subtleties of real politics to light. . . . Makes an important conceptual contribution to the study of congressional elections. . . . This is an excellent book. It makes an important contribution to our understanding of congressional elections." ?Jon R. Bond, American Literature
"Timely and useful. . . . In-depth interviews and case studies. . . . Provide[s] much food for thought."?Frederick H. Schapsmeier, History
"Fowler and McClure have produced an excellent study of political ambition and recruitment certain to join Joseph Schlesinger?s Ambition and Politics (1966), Jeff Fishel?s Party and Opposition, and James David Barber?s The Lawmakers as a significant contribution to the field."?Choice
"Their book is a splendid reminder that politics is really the most human of endeavors, and nothing is more central to its human dimension than plain old ambition."?David S. Broder, Washington Post
"A landmark book in the analysis of political recruitment. Folwer and McClure unravel one of the great unsolved mysteries of democratic politics: why some politicians choose to run for higher office while others choose not to do so--and what difference their decisions make for the rest of us. Their study belongs on everyone?s basic reading list in American politics."?Richard F. Fenno, Jr., University of Rochester
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