The polarized presidency of George W. Bush
By: edited by George C. Edwards III and Desmond S. King
Contributors: Edwards, George C; King, Desmond S
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 463
ISBN-13: 9780199217977
Subjects: Bush, George W. -- 1946-; Presidents -- United States; United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-
Description: This is one of the first major studies of the Bush presidency in which the contributors succeed in looking beyond the simplistic stereotypes of the administration to establish how decisions are taken and how well the administration performs in governing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Introduction / George C. Edwards III & Desmond S. King; title: The scope of inherent powers / Louis Fisher; title: Torture of detainees and presidential prerogative power / Richard M. Pious; title: Bending so as not to break : what the Bush presidency reveals about the politics of unilateral action / William G. Howell & Douglas L. Kriner; title: "The decider's" path to war in Iraq and the importance of personality / Thomas S. Langston; title: From success to failure? : Iraq and the organization of George W. Bush's decision making / John P. Burke; title: Intelligence and decision making before the war with Iraq / James P. Pfiffner; title: The public, the president, and the war in Iraq / Gary C. Jacobson; title: The promotional presidency and the new institutional toryism : public mobilization, legislative dominance, and squandered opportunities / Lawrence R. Jacobs; title: Going public, going to Baghdad : presidential agenda-setting and the electoral connection in Congress / Scott B. Blinder; title: Managing the news : the Bush communications operation / Martha Joynt Kumar; title: The US Congress and chief executive George W. Bush / Charles O. Jones; title: Policy histories and partisan leadership in presidential studies : the case of social security / Fiona Ross