Laws, Men and Machines

Reviews / Votes

'Michael Foley's book is marvellous... A serious exploration, careful, and controlled, of a seminal idea in American politics' - Professor Aaron Widlavsky

'Foley's book is a tour de force. His thesis is original and he pursues carefully.' - Times Higher Education Supplement

'It is rare to find a book with a genuinely original slant on old problems, and Michael Foley's slant is both interesting and revealing.' - Professor Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr

'The strength of the book is that it is a sustained analysis of the origins, evolution and significance of a sometimes crucially important idea in US politics ... This is a major work and one likely to frame the debate for years to come.' - American Politics Review No 26, July 1991

'Michael Foley has written a splendid book; the intellectual grasp is as broad as the American continent itself'- Professor Richard Rose