The polarized presidency of George W. Bush

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Edwards, George C., King, Desmond S.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Physical Description:
xiv, 463 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subjects:
Bush, George W. -- (George Walker), -- 1946-
Presidents -- United States.
United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009.
Online Access:Table of contents only -
Contents:
  • Introduction / George C. Edwards III & Desmond S. King
  • The scope of inherent powers / Louis Fisher
  • Torture of detainees and presidential prerogative power / Richard M. Pious
  • Bending so as not to break : what the Bush presidency reveals about the politics of unilateral action / William G. Howell & Douglas L. Kriner
  • "The decider's" path to war in Iraq and the importance of personality / Thomas S. Langston
  • From success to failure? : Iraq and the organization of George W. Bush's decision making / John P. Burke
  • Intelligence and decision making before the war with Iraq / James P. Pfiffner
  • The public, the president, and the war in Iraq / Gary C. Jacobson
  • The promotional presidency and the new institutional toryism : public mobilization, legislative dominance, and squandered opportunities / Lawrence R. Jacobs
  • Going public, going to Baghdad : presidential agenda-setting and the electoral connection in Congress / Scott B. Blinder
  • Managing the news : the Bush communications operation / Martha Joynt Kumar
  • The US Congress and chief executive George W. Bush / Charles O. Jones
  • Policy histories and partisan leadership in presidential studies : the case of social security / Fiona Ross.

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