The Great Game of Politics: Why We Elect, Whom We Elect is a 2004 political science book by Dick Stoken that discusses the history and details of the Presidency of the United States from George Washington to George W. Bush.[1]
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Author | Dick Stoken |
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Language | English |
Published | 2004 (Macmillan Publishers) |
Publication place | United States |
ISBN | 9780765307323 |
Reception
editReception of The Great Game of Politics was generally critical.[2][3]
Kirkus Reviews stated that The Great Game of Politics was an "Amateurish exercise in political history, turning on half-correct assumptions and half-formed arguments."[2]
Publishers Weekly states "Serious students of the American presidency will find Stoken's thinking a bit simplistic as well as present-minded. And Stoken, an investor who has written several investment books . . . , writes more like a motivational speaker — he's prone to exclamation points — than a historian. But less-schooled readers may find some help in thinking about the approaching 2004 election."[3]
References
edit- ^ Stoken, Dick (2004). The Great Game of Politics: Why We Elect, Whom We Elect. Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 9780765307323.
- ^ a b "Review of The Great Game of Politics: Why We Elect, Whom We Elect". Kirkus Reviews. November 1, 2003. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- ^ a b "Nonfiction Book Review: The Great Game of Politics: Why We Elect, Whom We Elect". Publishers Weekly. November 17, 2003. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
External links
edit- Interview with Dick Stoken about his book The Great Game of Politics at The Washington Post
- The Great Game of Politics: Why We Elect, Whom We Elect at WorldCat
- The Great Game of Politics: Why We Elect, Whom We Elect at Trove