Book Reviews : The Dynamics of the American Presidency. Edited by DorrALn BRUCE JOHNSON and JACK L. WALKER. (New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1964. Pp. xi, 355.) The Presidency. Edited by JOHN P. ROCHE and LEONARD W. LEVY. (New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc.,1964. Pp. ix, 223. $1.95.)
| Author | G.R. Field |
| Published date | 01 December 1964 |
| Date | 01 December 1964 |
| DOI | 10.1177/106591296401700444 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
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of
this
form
of
military
organization
as
a
source
of
some
nations’
official
defense
forces.
However,
he
does
not
consider
the
goals,
tactics,
ideologies
of
guerilla
forces
and
their
political
impact
in
areas
where
they
are
conducting
revolutionary
warfare
and
holding
political
power
over
limited
segments
of
the
population.
The
Huks,
Viet-Cong
and
Pathet
Lao
are
but
a
few
of
these
forces,
past
and
present,
which
are
not
accounted
for
in
his
analysis
and
discussion.
This
is
an
important
book.
For
years
to
come
social
scientists
will
be
testing,
refining,
and
reformulating
the
author’s
generalizations
and
hypotheses.
And
no
higher
compliment
can
ever
be
paid
to
any
theoretical
study.
Cornell
University
JOSEF
SILVERSTEIN
The
Dynamics
of
the
American
Presidency.
Edited
by
DorrALn
BRUCE
JOHNSON
and
JACK
L.
WALKER.
(New
York:
John
Wiley
&
Sons,
Inc.,
1964.
Pp.
xi,
355.)
The
Presidency.
Edited
by
JOHN
P.
ROCHE
and
LEONARD
W.
LEVY.
(New
York:
Harcourt,
Brace
&
World,
Inc.,1964.
Pp.
ix,
223.
$1.95.)
It
is
a
rare
week,
or
so
it
seems,
that
newly
published
(but
generally
not
very
novel)
books
of
readings
do
not
become
dust-collectors
on
the
shelves.
Most
of these
are
designed
for
the
introductory
American
Government
course
and
differ
largely
in
the
color
of
the
covers.
Occasionally,
however,
the
mail
brings
one
or
more
collec-
tions
of
articles
designed
for
a
course
which
has
lacked
a
suitable
book
of
readings.
Somewhat
less
frequently,
one
of
these
will
be
found
to
have
real
utility.
Two
readers
focusing
on
the
presidency
have
recently
appeared.
The
Johnson
and Walker
book
is
a
relatively
expensive
hardback
which
is
designed
for
use
in
upper
division
courses.
The
Presidency,
a
paperback
reader
edited
by
Roche
and
Levy,
is
a
volume
in
the
Documents in
American
Government
series
and
seems
in-
tended
for
either
beginning
or
more
specialized
courses.
The
Dynamics
of
the
American
Presidency
is
composed
of
a
dozen
sections,
each
prefaced
by
a
short
introduction
by
the
editors.
The
sections
deal
with
the
expected
topics
such
as
&dquo;The
Parties
Choose
Their
Candidates,&dquo;
&dquo;The
President
and
Congress,&dquo;
&dquo;The
President
and
Public
Opinion,&dquo;
and
so
on.
The
reading
selections
found
within
the
sections
will
likely
fit
comfortably
into
the
course
outlines
of
most
instructors.
I
would
probably
assign
most
of
the
readings,
and
this
is
the
only
test
of
the
adequacy
of
a
book
of
readings
that
I
can
employ.
A
variety
of
sources
have been
tapped
by
the
editors:
journals,
magazine
and
newspaper
articles,
excerpts
from
books,
and
primary
source
material.
It
would
be
easy
enough
to
criticize
particular
choices
made
by
the
editors
for
inclusion
in
the
reader
(and
even
easier
to
criticize
the
omission
of
particular
favorites
of
mine),
but
in
general
I
find
this
to
be
a
valu-
able
addition
to
the
textbook
literature.
Not
much
is
said
which
is
new,
but
at
least
a
lot
of
material
which
ought
to
be read
by
students
of
the
presidency
has
been
brought
together,
and
with
limited
library
facilities
and
seemingly
unlimited
num-
bers
of
students,
there
is
sufficient
justification
for
the
publication
of
this
book.
Roche
and
Levy’s
book
suffers
when
compared
with
the
first
mentioned
reader.
The
Presidency
is
a
collection
of
primary
source
materials
(government
documents,
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