Books by David R Mayhew
“David Mayhew is one of the great political scientists in America. The book does a really nice job, for lay people and for experts, of creating categories of the different types of “actions” that members of Congress have done since the start of the country. Mayhew methodically shows that many of the ideas that become the New Deal came from Robert Wagner, a member of Congress during the 1930s, rather than from President Roosevelt.” Read more...
Julian E. Zelizer, Historian
Interviews where books by David R Mayhew were recommended
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America's Congress: Actions in the Public Sphere, James Madison Through Newt Gingrich
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Disjointed Pluralism: Institutional Innovation and the Development of the U.S. Congress
by Eric Schickler -
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The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War
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The Years of Lyndon Johnson: Master of the Senate
by Robert Caro -
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It’s Even Worse Than You Think: How the American Constitutional System Collided with the New Politics of Extremism
Thomas E. Mann & Norman J. Ornstein
The best books on Congress, recommended by Julian E. Zelizer
The best books on Congress, recommended by Julian E. Zelizer
To understand American politics, you have to understand Congress, argues Julian E. Zelizer, Princeton historian and CNN political analyst. He recommends the best books for getting to grips with the nuts and bolts of the Senate and House of Representatives.
