Fred I. Greenstein has long been one of our keenest observers of the modern presidency. In "The Presidential Difference", he provides a fascinating and instructive account of the presidential qualities that have served well and poorly in the Oval Office, beginning with Franklin D. Roosevelt's first hundred days. He surveys each president's political skill, vision, cognitive style, organizational capacity, ability to communicate, and emotional intelligence - and argues that the last is the most important in predicting presidential success. Throughout, Greenstein offers a series of bottom-line judgments on each of his thirteen subjects as well as an overarching theory of why presidents succeed or fail. In this new edition, Greenstein assesses President George W. Bush in the wake of his two terms. The book also includes a new chapter on the leadership style of President Obama and how we can expect it to affect his presidency and legacy.

作者：

弗雷德•格林斯坦，现为普林斯顿大学政治学荣休教授、美国人文与科学院院士，曾任国际政治心理学会主席。他是当代美国总统研究最杰出的学者之一，2004年获得美国政治学会的年度“总统研究终身成就奖”。

译者：

李永成，1974年生，中国人民大学国际关系学博士，现为北京外国语大学国际关系学院副教授，2010年7月至2011年7月为芝加哥大学政治学系访问学者，师从法约翰•米尔斯海默教授。