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" The polarized presidency of George W. Bush / "
edited by George C. Edwards III and Desmond S. King.
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BL
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967854
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b722224
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The polarized presidency of George W. Bush /\ edited by George C. Edwards III and Desmond S. King.
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Oxford ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2007.
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xiv, 463 pages :: illustrations ;; 25 cm
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0199217971
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: 9780199217977
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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Bush, George W., (George Walker),1946-
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Bush, George W., 1946-.
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Bush, George W., (George Walker),1946-
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Bush, George W.,1946-.
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Presidents-- United States.
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89.55 political decision-making.
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Political leaders leadership-- USA.
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Politics and government.
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Presidents.
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Political decision-making.
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Presidents.
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Public opinion.
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United States, Politics and government, 2001-2009.
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United States.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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973.973092B
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E902.P57 2007
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89.55bcl
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ML 5770rvk
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Edwards, George C.
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King, Desmond S.
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