Reflections on Wright: Essays on the Career of Speaker Jim Wright - Tapa blanda

 
9780875658179: Reflections on Wright: Essays on the Career of Speaker Jim Wright
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ISBN 10: 0875658172 ISBN 13: 9780875658179
Editorial: Texas Christian University Press, 2024

Sinopsis

Reflections on Wright is a collection of essays on Jim Wright from his early years through his retirement from the House of Representatives. Wright was one of the most influential members of Congress in the latter part of the twentieth century and had a major role in policies such as the interstate highway system and American policy in Central America. Foreclosed from moving to the Senate, Wright eventually sought to become Majority Leader and won in a hotly contested race against California’s Phil Burton. Both as Majority Leader and as Speaker, Wright proved himself an exceptionally strong leader. Indeed, Wright pushed his agenda so strongly that it led to grumbling among members of his caucus. With attacks on his ethics by Georgia Republican Newt Gingrich, attacks that heralded a new level of viciousness between the two parties in the House, Wright resigned and returned to Fort Worth. For most of the remainder of his life, he taught at Texas Christian University.

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Acerca del autor

James W. Riddlesperger, Jr. (B.A., M.A., North Texas State University; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia) is a professor of Political Science at Texas Christian University. A native of Denton, Texas, he has taught at TCU since 1982. He is co-author of Texas Politics (14th edition, Cengage, 2022), Lone Star Leaders (2011, TCU Press), and The Austin-Boston Connection (2009, Texas A&M Press). He co-edited Reflections on Rayburn (2018, TCU Press) and The Wright Stuff (2013, TCU Press). He has been named the winner of the Chancellor’s Award for Creative Teaching and Research, as well as Honors Professor of the year at TCU.

Anthony Champagne is Professor Emeritus at the University of Texas at Dallas.  He is the winner of numerous teaching awards and has written extensively on judicial selection in Texas, Texas politics, and leadership in the House of Representatives.  His writing includes books on the relationship between Texas and Boston in the leadership of the House, the home style of Speaker Sam Rayburn, the career of Speaker Nicholas Longworth, along with shorter articles on John Nance Garner and Jim Wright.

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Editorial
Texas Christian University Press
Año de publicación
2024
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0875658172
ISBN 13 
9780875658179
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
192
Editor
Riddlesperger James W., Champagne Anthony
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