edited by George C. Edwards III and Desmond S. King.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2007.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xiv, 463 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
25 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
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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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
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.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Polarized presidency of George W. Bush.
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Bush, George W., (George Walker),1946-
Bush, George W., 1946-.
Bush, George W., (George Walker),1946-
Bush, George W.,1946-.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Presidents-- United States.
89.55 political decision-making.
Political decision-making.
Political leaders & leadership-- USA.
Politics and government.
Presidents.
Presidents.
Public opinion.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
United States, Politics and government, 2001-2009.