Number
105
CCN
71524
Course Description
What is politics? What do politicians do? What is a good politician? What talents and temperament does one need to be a good politician?
This course falls within the American Politics subfield.
Requirements
Several Short papers, a long field research paper, (exams, mid-terms and a final)
Required Texts:
- The Power Broker: Robert Caro
- Woodrow Wilson and Colonel House: Alexander George
- Presidential Character: James David Barber
- Eleanor and Franklin: Joseph Lash
- Anatomy of a Murder: Robert Traver