Background
Epstein, Leon David was born on May 29, 1919 in Milwaukee. Son of Harry Aaron and Anna (LeKachman) Epstein.
( Presents a brilliant, persuasive case that American pol...)
Presents a brilliant, persuasive case that American political parties, so often dismissed as immature or ineffective compared with their European counterparts, are in fact old and durable political organizations, seriving well the needs of a pluralistic society. What chiefly distinguishes this work is the inclusion of considerable material on American partics in a comparative context to the analysis of British, Scandinavian, European, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand political parties.
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Epstein, Leon David was born on May 29, 1919 in Milwaukee. Son of Harry Aaron and Anna (LeKachman) Epstein.
Bachelor of Arts, University Wisconsin, 1940; Master of Arts, University Wisconsin, 1941; Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1948; Doctor of Literature (honorary), University Warwick, England, 1980.
Junior, also assistant economist, National Resources Planning Board, 1941-1942;
assistant professor political science, U. Oregon, 1947-1948;
faculty, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1948-1988;
professor political science, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1954-1988;
Bascom professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1973-1980;
Hilldale professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1980-1988;
professor emeritus, University of Wisconsin, Madison, since 1988. Department chairman, 1960-1963. Dean College Letters and Science, 1965-1969.
Fellow Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences, 1970-1971.
( Presents a brilliant, persuasive case that American pol...)
(Politics in Wisconsin by Leon Epstein First Edition, hard...)
Served to captain Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member American Political Science Association (president 1978-1979), Midwest Political Science Association (president 1971-1972).
Married Shirley Galewitz, January 12, 1947.