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Understanding Clinton's presidency is critical for comprehending today's polarized politics and policymaking. The Dictionary is an essential resource for students researching the Clinton presidency or policy and politics during the 1990s. The data and bibliographic sources, as well as the historical entries, provide invaluable primary and secondary sources on the Clinton era for students. -- Peake, Jeffrey This comprehensive volume on Bill Clinton and his presidency is superbly written and researched, and provides an excellent reference for anyone interested in a better understanding of the political complexity of the 1990s. This dictionary is a must-have for any university library, as well as any serious scholar of the Clinton years, whether from a political or historical perspective. -- Han, Lori Cox This one book provides students and scholars with everything they might want to know about the Clinton administration. The dictionary format facilitates research; the appendixes contain a wealth of quantitative and qualitative data; and a comprehensive bibliography provides additional readings for further inquiry. -- Wayne, Stephen J.

Understanding Clinton s presidency is critical for comprehending today s polarized politics and policymaking. The Dictionary is an essential resource for students researching the Clinton presidency or policy and politics during the 1990s. The data and bibliographic sources, as well as the historical entries, provide invaluable primary and secondary sources on the Clinton era for students.--Peake, Jeffrey

Understanding Clinton's presidency is critical for comprehending today's polarized politics and policymaking. The Dictionary is an essential resource for students researching the Clinton presidency or policy and politics during the 1990s. The data and bibliographic sources, as well as the historical entries, provide invaluable primary and secondary sources on the Clinton era for students. -- Jeffrey Peake, Clemson University This comprehensive volume on Bill Clinton and his presidency is superbly written and researched, and provides an excellent reference for anyone interested in a better understanding of the political complexity of the 1990s. This dictionary is a must-have for any university library, as well as any serious scholar of the Clinton years, whether from a political or historical perspective. -- Lori Cox Han, Chapman University This one book provides students and scholars with everything they might want to know about the Clinton administration. The dictionary format facilitates research; the appendixes contain a wealth of quantitative and qualitative data; and a comprehensive bibliography provides additional readings for further inquiry. -- Stephen J. Wayne, Georgetown University Conley (political science, Univ. of Florida; Historical Dictionary of the George W. Bush Era) covers subjects, issues, and people pertaining to Bill Clinton's election, administration, and a handful of years immediately following the end of his tenure, as well as prominent nonpolitical events such as O.J. Simpson's murder trial. In addition, the book features a detailed time line, an extensive bibliography, and 13 appendixes of data such as a list of Clinton's presidential pardons, his yearly approval ratings, and transcripts of his State of the Union addresses. The dictionary's standout feature is that often, with various broad terms ( budget, education policy ), places, and groups, Conley's entries focus specifically on their importance during that time. VERDICT A large part of the success or failure of a reference book focusing on straight information rather than opinion and analysis is determined by how well it competes with Internet sources on the same subject. In such a comparison, this work is the definite winner. The heavily cross-referenced entries provide a solid picture not only of a specific issue but also of the entire period without sacrificing the opportunity to focus on narrow subjects. For anyone wanting to learn about Clinton's presidency or the 1990s, this book will be extremely valuable, and for scholars who already know about these subjects, it will be useful as a crib sheet. Library Journal

Understanding Clinton's presidency is critical for comprehending today's polarized politics and policymaking. The Dictionary is an essential resource for students researching the Clinton presidency or policy and politics during the 1990s. The data and bibliographic sources, as well as the historical entries, provide invaluable primary and secondary sources on the Clinton era for students. -- Jeffrey Peake, Clemson University This comprehensive volume on Bill Clinton and his presidency is superbly written and researched, and provides an excellent reference for anyone interested in a better understanding of the political complexity of the 1990s. This dictionary is a must-have for any university library, as well as any serious scholar of the Clinton years, whether from a political or historical perspective. -- Lori Cox Han, Chapman University This one book provides students and scholars with everything they might want to know about the Clinton administration. The dictionary format facilitates research; the appendixes contain a wealth of quantitative and qualitative data; and a comprehensive bibliography provides additional readings for further inquiry. -- Stephen J. Wayne, Georgetown University

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Richard S. Conley has been teaching at University of Florida since 1998, where he is presently associate professor in political science. He is a recognized authority on the U.S. presidency and executive-legislative relations. He has written numerous articles, book chapters, and several books, including the Historical Dictionary of the Reagan-Bush Era and the Historical Dictionary of the George W. Bush Era.

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