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  1. Observations
    Against Presidential Greatness
    Nelson W. Polsby
    Commentary, January 1977, pp. 61-63
  2. [+]
    Alimentary, My Dear Watson (Review)
    Nelson W. Polsby
    The Nero Wolfe Cook Book, by Rex Stout
    1. The Nero Wolfe Cook Book by Rex Stout
    The Harpers Monthly, August 1973, pp. 93-94
  3. [+]
    American Government and Politics (Review)
    Nelson W. Polsby
    The Decision-Makers: The Power Structure of Dallas, by Carol Estes Thometz
    1. The Decision-Makers: The Power Structure of Dallas by Carol Estes Thometz
    American Political Science Review, June 1964, p. 434
  4. [+]
    American Government and Politics (Review)
    Nelson W. Polsby
    Coming to Power, by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
    1. Coming to Power by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
    American Political Science Review, December 1972, p. 1367
  5. [+]
    American Government and Politics (Review)
    Nelson W. Polsby
    Kennedy Justice, by Victor S. Navasky
    1. Kennedy Justice by Victor S. Navasky
    American Political Science Review, March 1972, pp. 212-213
  6. [+]
    American Government and Politics (Review)
    Nelson W. Polsby
    Mr. Republican, by James T. Patterson
    1. Mr. Republican by James T. Patterson
    American Political Science Review, September 1973, p. 1024
  7. [+]
    American Government and Politics (Review)
    Nelson W. Polsby
    The United States Congressional Directories, 1789-1840, by Perry M. Goldman and James S...
    1. The United States Congressional Directories, 1789-1840 by Perry M. Goldman and James S. Young
    American Political Science Review, September 1974, p. 1328
  8. American Governmental Institutions (1968)
    Aaron Wildavsky and Nelson W. Polsby
    A Reader in the Political Process
    1 Review
  9. American Political Institutions after Watergate---A Discussion
    Demetrios Caraley, Charles V. Hamilton, and Alpheus T. Mason, ...
    Political Science Quarterly, Winter 1974, pp. 713-750
  10. [+]
    American Politics (Review)
    Nelson W. Polsby
    Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, by Leonard W. Levy, Kenneth L. Karst, and De...
    1. Encyclopedia of the American Constitution by Leonard W. Levy, Kenneth L. Karst, and Dennis J. Mahoney, ...
    American Political Science Review, June 1988, pp. 641-642
  11. [+]
    Book Reviews (Review)
    Nelson W. Polsby
    The Washington Community, 1800-1828, by James Sterling Young
    1. The Washington Community, 1800-1828 by James Sterling Young
    American Political Science Review, March 1967, p. 164
  12. [+]
    Book: Truth and/or fairness in the news (Review)
    Nelson W. Polsby
    The News Twisters, by Edith Efron
    1. The News Twisters by Edith Efron
    The Harpers Monthly, March 1972, pp. 88-91
  13. British Government and Its Discontents (1981)
    Geoffrey Smith and Nelson W. Polsby
    4 Reviews
  14. Books in Review
    [+]
    Campaign Journalism (2 Reviews)
    Nelson W. Polsby
    Convention, by Richard Reeves
    1. Convention by Richard Reeves
    2. Marathon: The Pursuit of the Presidency, 1972-1976 by Jules Witcover
    Commentary, September 1977, pp. 70-72
  15. Carter and Congress: The No Deal Coalition
    Nelson W. Polsby
    Recent "reforms" of the presidential nominating process have divorced Democratic presid...
    The American Spectator, November 1978, pp. 16-19
  16. [+]
    The Case for Monarchy (Review)
    Nelson Polsby
    The Trust, by Susan E. Tifft and Alex S. Jones
    1. The Trust by Susan E. Tifft and Alex S. Jones
    The Washington Monthly, November 1999, pp. 52-53
  17. Christmas Book Recommendations
    Nelson W. Polsby
    The American Spectator, December 1977, p. 28
  18. [+]
    Comic Truths (Review)
    Nelson W. Polsby
    The Complete Yes Prime Minister, by Jonathan Lynn and Antony Jay
    1. The Complete Yes Prime Minister by Jonathan Lynn and Antony Jay
    Commentary, September 1987, pp. 72-73
  19. Community Power and Political Theory (1963)
    Nelson W. Polsby
    A Further Look at Problems of Evidence and Inference
    4 Reviews
  20. Congress-Bashing for Beginners
    Nelson W. Polsby
    The Public Interest, Summer 1990, pp. 15-23
  21. Consequences of Party Reform (1983)
    Nelson W. Polsby
    6 Reviews, 2 Readable
  22. Contemporary Transformations of American Politics
    Nelson W. Polsby
    Thoughts on the Research Agendas of Politics Scientists
    Political Science Quarterly, Winter 1981, pp. 551-570
  23. [+]
    Cursing the Darkness (Review)
    Nelson W. Polsby
    The American Condition, by Richard N. Goodwin
    1. The American Condition by Richard N. Goodwin
    The Harpers Monthly, June 1974, p. 92
  24. Down Memory Lane with Joe McCarthy
    Nelson W. Polsby
    Commentary, February 1983, pp. 55-59
  25. Review Essay
    An Emerging Republican Majority?
    Nelson Polsby
    The Public Interest, Fall 1969, pp. 119-125
  26. [+]
    Foreign Policy and Congressional Activity (2 Reviews)
    Nelson W. Polsby
    Or, Can Congress Survive the Solicitude of Its Friends?
    1. The House of Representatives and Foreign Affairs by Holbert N. Carroll
    2. Congress and Foreign Policy-Making by James Arthur Robinson
    World Politics, January 1963, p. 354
  27. [+]
    A Genius at Decorum (Review)
    Nelson W. Polsby
    No Final Victories, by Lawrence F. O'Brien
    1. No Final Victories by Lawrence F. O'Brien
    The Harpers Monthly, November 1974, pp. 101-106
  28. The Growth of the Seniority System in the U.S. House of Representatives
    Nelson W. Polsby, Miriam Gallaher, and Barry Spencer Rundquist, ...
    American Political Science Review, September 1969, pp. 787-807
  29. Handbook of Political Science, Vol. I (1975)
    Fred I. Greenstein and Nelson W. Polsby
    Political Science: Scope and Theory
    3 Reviews
  30. Handbook of Political Science, Vol. II (1975)
    Fred I. Greenstein and Nelson W. Polsby
    Micropolitical Theory
    1 Review
  31. Handbook of Political Science, Vol. III (1975)
    Fred I. Greenstein and Nelson W. Polsby
    Macropolitical Theory
    1 Review
  32. Handbook of Political Science, Vol. IV (1975)
    Fred I. Greenstein and Nelson W. Polsby
    Nongovernmental Politics
    1 Review
  33. Handbook of Political Science, Vol. V (1975)
    Fred I. Greenstein and Nelson W. Polsby
    Governmental Institutions and Processes
    1 Review
  34. Handbook of Political Science, Vol. VI (1975)
    Fred I. Greenstein and Nelson W. Polsby
    Policies and Policymaking
    1 Review
  35. Handbook of Political Science, Vol. VII (1975)
    Fred I. Greenstein and Nelson W. Polsby
    Strategies of Inquiry
    1 Review
  36. Handbook of Political Science, Vol. VIII (1975)
    Fred I. Greenstein and Nelson W. Polsby
    International Politics
    1 Review
  37. [+]
    How Are We Doing? (Review)
    Nelson W. Polsby
    Americas Hidden Success, by John E. Schwarz
    1. Americas Hidden Success by John E. Schwarz
    Commentary, April 1984, pp. 77-78
  38. How Congress Evolves (2004)
    Nelson W. Polsby
    Social Bases of Institutional Change
    3 Reviews
  39. In Praise of Alexander M. Bickel
    Nelson W. Polsby
    Commentary, January 1976, pp. 50-54
  40. The Institutionalization of the U.S. House of Representatives
    Nelson W. Polsby
    American Political Science Review, March 1968, pp. 144-168
  41. JFK Through Russian Eyes
    Nelson W. Polsby
    Political Science Quarterly, Spring 1975, pp. 117-126
  42. Letters
    Arnold Beichman, Werner J. Dannhauser, and William Barrett, ...
    Commentary, June 1976, pp. 4-28
  43. Letters
    Rudolf Augstein, David Gress, Daniel Bell, and Nelson W. Polsby, ...
    Commentary, May 1983, pp. 4-20
  44. New Federalist Papers (1997)
    Alan Brinkley, Nelson W. Polsby, and Kathleen M. Sullivan, ...
    Essays in Defense of the Constitution
    1 Review, 1 Readable
  45. Books in Review
    [+]
    On the Right? (2 Reviews)
    Nelson W. Polsby
    The Conservative Intellectual Movement in America Since 1945, by George H. Nash
    1. The Conservative Intellectual Movement in America Since 1945 by George H. Nash
    2. Up from Communism by John P. Diggins
    Commentary, August 1976, pp. 62-64
  46. Opening Carter's Cabinet
    Nelson W. Polsby
    The American Spectator, October 1977, pp. 11-13
  47. [+]
    Our Quadrennial Drama (Review)
    Nelson W. Polsby
    An American Melodrama, by Lewis Chester, Godfrey Hodgson, and Bruce Page
    1. An American Melodrama by Lewis Chester, Godfrey Hodgson, and Bruce Page
    The American Scholar, Winter 1970, pp. 160-165
  48. [+]
    The Plebiscitary President (Review)
    Nelson W. Polsby
    Watergate and the Constitution, by Philip B. Kurland
    1. Watergate and the Constitution by Philip B. Kurland
    The New Statesman, August 11, 1978, p. 186
  49. Political Innovation in America (1984)
    Nelson W. Polsby
    The Politics of Policy Initiation
    3 Reviews
  50. Political Promises (1974)
    Nelson W. Polsby
    Essays and Commentary on American Politics
    3 Reviews, 1 Readable
  51. [+]
    Political Science (8 Reviews)
    Nelson Polsby
    Washington Journal, by Elizabeth Drew
    1. Washington Journal by Elizabeth Drew
    2. Congressmen in Committees by Richard F. Fenno, Jr.
    3. The Private Government of Public Money by Hugh Heclo and Aaron Wildavsky
    4. The Beliefs of Politicians by Robert D. Putnam
    5. Political Woman by Jeane J. Kirkpatrick
    6. Curing the Mischiefs of Faction by Austin Ranney
    7. Thinking About Crime by James Q. Wilson
    8. The Morality of Consent by Alexander M. Bickel
    The New Republic, November 29, 1975, pp. 26-27
  52. [+]
    Political Theory, History of Political Thought, and Methodology (Review)
    Nelson W. Polsby
    The Theory of Democratic Elitism, by Peter Bachrach
    1. The Theory of Democratic Elitism by Peter Bachrach
    American Political Science Review, December 1967, p. 1124
  53. Presidential Cabinet Making
    Nelson W. Polsby
    Lessons for the Political System
    Political Science Quarterly, Spring 1978, pp. 15-26
  54. Presidential Elections (1963)
    Aaron B. Wildavsky and Nelson W. Polsby
    Strategies of American Electoral Politics
    4 Reviews
  55. Public Opinion and the War in Vietnam
    Sidney Verba, Richard A. Brody, and Edwin B. Parker, ...
    American Political Science Review, June 1967, pp. 317-333
  56. Reapportionment in the 1970s (1971)
    Nelson Polsby
    2 Reviews, 1 Readable
  57. Rejoinder to Piers
    Nelson W. Polsby
    Political Science Quarterly, Spring 1975, pp. 131-132
  58. Books
    [+]
    Representing the House (2 Reviews)
    Nelson W. Polsby
    Home Place, by William S. White
    1. Home Place by William S. White
    2. House Out of Order by Richard W. Bolling
    The Reporter, May 6, 1965, pp. 40-42
  59. Research Frontier Essay: Toward a Diachronic Analysis of Congress
    Nelson W. Polsby
    Comment
    American Political Science Review, December 1981, pp. 1010-1012
  60. [+]
    American Government and Politics (Review)
    Nelson W. Polsby
    1972 Congressional Campaign Finances~~Nineteen Seventy-Two Congressional Campaign Finan...
    1. 1972 Congressional Campaign Finances~~Nineteen Seventy-Two Congressional Campaign Finances
    American Political Science Review, March 1975, p. 265
  61. [+]
    Book Reviews (Review)
    Nelson W. Polsby
    Rulemakers of the House, by Spark M. Matsunaga and Ping Chen
    1. Rulemakers of the House by Spark M. Matsunaga and Ping Chen
    Political Science Quarterly, Spring 1977, p. 122
  62. [+]
    Book Reviews (Review)
    Nelson W. Polsby
    The Line of Duty, by Johanna Nicol Shields
    1. The Line of Duty by Johanna Nicol Shields
    Political Science Quarterly, March 1986, p. 163
  63. [+]
    Book Reviews (Review)
    Nelson W. Polsby
    Images of Voting/Visions of Democracy, by Peter B. Natchez
    1. Images of Voting/Visions of Democracy by Peter B. Natchez
    Political Science Quarterly, September 1986, p. 481
  64. [+]
    Book Reviews (Review)
    Nelson W. Polsby
    Jimmy Carter as President, by Erwin C. Hargrove
    1. Jimmy Carter as President by Erwin C. Hargrove
    Political Science Quarterly, September 1989, p. 536
  65. [+]
    Book Reviews (Review)
    Nelson W. Polsby
    Home Style and Washington Work, by Morris P. Fiorina and David W. Rohde
    1. Home Style and Washington Work by Morris P. Fiorina and David W. Rohde
    Political Science Quarterly, December 1990, pp. 651-652
  66. [+]
    Book Reviews (Review)
    Nelson W. Polsby
    The Politics of Rich and Poor, by Kevin P. Phillips
    1. The Politics of Rich and Poor by Kevin P. Phillips
    Political Science Quarterly, March 1991, p. 141
  67. [+]
    Book Reviews (Review)
    Nelson W. Polsby
    The Macmillan Book of Social Science Quotations, by David L. Sills and Robert K. Merton
    1. The Macmillan Book of Social Science Quotations by David L. Sills and Robert K. Merton
    Political Science Quarterly, June 1992, p. 355
  68. [+]
    Book Reviews (Review)
    Nelson W. Polsby
    Elections at Home and Abroad, by M. Kent Jennings and Thomas E. Mann
    1. Elections at Home and Abroad by M. Kent Jennings and Thomas E. Mann
    Political Science Quarterly, March 1995, p. 153
  69. [+]
    Sticking to the Ribs (Review)
    Nelson W. Polsby
    American Fried, by Calvin Trillin
    1. American Fried by Calvin Trillin
    The Harpers Monthly, August 1974, pp. 92-93
  70. [+]
    A Tale of Two Justices (Review)
    Nelson W. Polsby
    The Brandeis-Frankfurter Connection, by Bruce Allen Murphy
    1. The Brandeis-Frankfurter Connection by Bruce Allen Murphy
    Commentary, May 1982, pp. 96-97
  71. [+]
    United States (Review)
    Nelson W. Polsby
    The Last Half-Century, by Morris Janowitz
    1. The Last Half-Century by Morris Janowitz
    The American Historical Review, October 1979, p. 1193
  72. [+]
    Vietnam Turnaround (Review)
    Nelson W. Polsby
    The Unmaking of a President, by Herbert Y. Schandler
    1. The Unmaking of a President by Herbert Y. Schandler
    Commentary, December 1977, pp. 87-89
  73. [+]
    A Voice from the Floor (Review)
    Nelson W. Polsby
    Member of the House, by Clem Miller and John W. Baker
    1. Member of the House by Clem Miller and John W. Baker
    The Reporter, November 22, 1962, pp. 52-54
  74. What Hubert Humphrey Wrought
    Nelson W. Polsby
    Commentary, November 1984, pp. 47-50
  75. What If? (1982)
    Nelson W. Polsby
    Explorations in Social-Science Fiction
    1 Review, 1 Readable
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