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America's Political Dynasties
Stephen Hess
其他書名
From Adams to Clinton
出版Brookings Institution Press, 2015-11-24
主題History / United States / 19th CenturyHistory / United States / 20th CenturyPolitical Science / American Government / Executive Branch
ISBN08157271009780815727101
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=fk3DCQAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋The Constitution states that “no title of nobility shall be granted by the United States,” yet it seems political nobility is as American as apple pie.

As Hess illustrates, while there always have been dynasties in America, they have not always been the same families: Dynasties are born and dynasties die, their rise and fall is part of the flux of a constantly changing political scene.

America was founded in rebellion against nobility and inherited status. Yet from the start, dynastic families have been conspicuous in national politics. The Adamses. The Lodges. The Tafts. The Roosevelts. The Kennedys. And today the Bushes and the Clintons.

Longtime presidential historian Stephen Hess America’s Political Dynasties with anecdotes and personality-filled stories of the families who have given the United States more than a fair share of its presidents, senators, governors, ambassadors, and cabinet members.

This book also tells us the stories of the Bushes and what looks to be a political dynasty in waiting, the Clintons. Emblematic of America’s growing diversity, Hess also examines how women, along with ethnic and racial minorities, have joined the ranks of dynastic political families.