عنوان

The polarized presidency of George W. Bush /

0199217971

9780199217977

b722224

The polarized presidency of George W. Bush /

[Book]

edited by George C. Edwards III and Desmond S. King.

New York :

Oxford University Press,

2007.

xiv, 463 pages :

illustrations ;

25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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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Examines the foreign and domestic policies of President George W Bush's administration. This book analyses how highly polarized - in terms of public opinion and electoral patterns - this presidency has proved to be (in a chapter by the editors). It addresses the processes of decision making especially in respect to the war against Iraq.

Polarized presidency of George W. Bush.

Bush, George W., (George Walker),1946-

Bush, George W., 1946-.

Bush, George W., (George Walker),1946-

Bush, George W.,1946-.

Presidents-- United States.

89.55 political decision-making.

Political decision-making.

Political leaders & leadership-- USA.

Politics and government.

Presidents.

Presidents.

Public opinion.

United States, Politics and government, 2001-2009.

United States.

United States.

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Edwards, George C.

King, Desmond S.

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