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Book SynopsisThe contributors to this text explore not only the historical beginnings and the subsequent development of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment, but also its contributions to the health of the nation. The volume includes essays by Birch Bayh, John D. Feerick, Joel K. Goldstein and James F. Toole.
Trade ReviewManaging Crisis is a useful compendium of essays on the legal, political, and medical issues surrounding presidential disability and the 25th Amendment. Gilbert (Northeastern Univ.) has collected a number of original essays by scholars from different disciplines, a prominent journalist, and a former US senator. The essays overall are well written and many offer contrasting views--a real strength considering that the issues covered are not simple and straightforward. There is some repetition throughout, a common occurrence in edited compendia in which contributors are not aware of what others are writing for the volume. The closing essay by Thompson is a previously published report that adds nothing original to the debate and appears to be just filler. With that exception, this book is a useful addition to the academic literature and is recommended primarily for advanced undergraduates and above. * —Choice *
