The Oxford Handbook of the American Congress

Outstanding Academic Titles 2012, as selected by CHOICE Magazine (December 2012). CHOICE

Outstanding Academic Titles 2012, as selected by CHOICE Magazine (December 2012). CHOICE an impressive volume, which delivers a broad palette of congressional analysis written by notable experts Stephen McGlinchey, e-International Relations A service to the study of politics ... [one] of the finest volumes ever published by an academic press. Editors Schickler and Lee have assembled an all-star cast of scholars who produce uniformly excellent, comprehensive treatments of the vast scholarly literature on Congress ... Every library in the US should have a copy of this book on its shelves. S. Q. Kelly, California State University Channel Islands The Oxford Handbook of the American Congress is a remarkable volume. Eric Schickler and Frances Lee have assembled an impressive array of scholars who have produced a set of essays that cover the full range of topics for the study of Congress. They deal with elections and institutional considerations, as well as various approaches to analyzing the House and Senate. Moreover, the essays are not merely summaries of the literature. They offer critical evaluations of the analyses that have been done, and perceptive and useful suggestions about future directions for research. Every library will want to have this book in its collection, and every congressional researcher will want a copy for her or his own. David W. Rohde, Ernestine Friedl Professor of Political Science, Duke University