An indispensable contribution which taken as a whole shows how ambitious and challenging David Mayhew's view of American politics really is.-Rick Valelly, Swarthmore College
-- Rick ValellyA cornucopia of original and instructive analyses of politics and policy-making in the United States. No student of American politics should miss it.-Fred Greenstein, Princeton University
-- Fred GreensteinWars, recessions, critical elections. It's all here. With a keen eye and deft hand, David Mayhew paints a sweeping picture of the big events in American politics over the past 100 years-how the electorate has reacted and how the government has responded. Mayhew proves once again to be one of America's great political scientists and historians.-Stephen Ansolabehere, Harvard University
-- Stephen AnsolabehereDavid Mayhew's original, lucid, and bracing essays have powerfully shaped thought about Congress, elections, parties, institutional rules, and the conduct of analytical history. What a treat, therefore, to have these pathbreaking analyses and reflections between covers!-Ira Katznelson, Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History, Columbia University
-- Ira KatznelsonDavid R. Mayhew is Sterling Professor of Political Science, Yale University. He is the author of numerous acclaimed books, including Divided We Govern, Electoral Realignments, and Congress: The Electoral Connection, all published by Yale University Press. He lives in Newton, MA.