Presidents and Prime Ministers: Conviction Politics in the Anglo-American Tradition
"Patricia Sykes, in a provocative and stimulating book, has produced a mid-Atlantic work of substantial interest."--David Butler, author ofBritish General Elections Since 1945and coauthor ofPolitical Change in Britain"Original, interesting, well written. Sykes addresses an important topic that is not written about enough--political leadership. The overall idea of conviction politics is one that both political scientists and historians can profit from. Sykes's inspection of trans-Atlantic waves of influence is apt, and much impressive interview work underpins her writing about Reagan and Thatcher. This is an impressive work and a good read."--David Mayhew, author ofDivided We Govern: Party Control, Lawmaking, and Investigations, 1946-1990