Télécharger le livre :  Presidents, Pandemics, and Politics
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This book is an examination of the manner in which American presidents respond to pandemics and other public health crises. Skidmore argues that presidential performance in dealing with emergencies and pandemics varies, but those who are informed, focused, and confident...

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan
Parution : 2016-10-11
Collection : The Evolving American Presidency
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Télécharger le livre :  Twenty-Five Years of GOP Presidential Nominations
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Twenty-Five Years of GOP Presidential Nominations examines the recent presidential nominees of the Republican Party. The author explores the idea that the presidential defeats of Republican nominees begin with the primary election choice of a moderate candidate in hopes...

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan
Parution : 2016-01-28
Collection : The Evolving American Presidency
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Télécharger le livre :  Professional Pathways to the Presidency
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Presidential hopefuls frequently claim they are qualified because their job experience is the same as a great president. However they ignore the failed presidents who shared the same pathway. This book evaluates all the presidents systematically to determine how prior...

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan
Parution : 2015-12-05
Collection : The Evolving American Presidency
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Télécharger le livre :  The Unsustainable Presidency
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The Unsustainable Presidency develops a structural theory of the office by challenging and redefining the twin imperatives upon which the modern chief executive was constructed and by applying the theory to the three most recent presidents: Bill Clinton, George W. Bush,...

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan
Parution : 2014-12-16
Collection : The Evolving American Presidency
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Télécharger le livre :  Pitiful Giants
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Five presidents (Eisenhower, Reagan, Clinton, Bush, and Obama) have been elected to and served a second term. Seemingly free from electoral pressure, each president has taken a unique approach to their second term, and the book seeks to unpack the rationale behind their...

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan
Parution : 2014-10-23
Collection : The Evolving American Presidency
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Télécharger le livre :  The Unilateral Presidency and the News Media
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Media coverage of presidential actions can not only serve journalistic purposes, but can also act as a check against unilateral decision making. The book seeks to uncover how the news media has worked to curtail overreaching power within the executive branch,...

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan
Parution : 2014-07-17
Collection : The Evolving American Presidency
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Télécharger le livre :  Bad Presidents
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Bad Presidents seeks to interpret the meaning of presidential 'badness' by investigating the ways in which eleven presidents were 'bad.' The author brings a unique, and often amusing perspective on the idea of the presidency, and begins a new...

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan
Parution : 2013-03-20
Collection : The Evolving American Presidency
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Télécharger le livre :  Clinton/Gore
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What if Clinton/Gore lost in 1992? Or won in 1992 and lost in 1996? This book is a look back at the importance of all the right moves made by Bill Clinton from the New Hampshire primary to the selection of Al Gore as his running mate to his handling of the Republican...

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan
Parution : 2012-12-05
Collection : The Evolving American Presidency
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Télécharger le livre :  Presidents in the Movies
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Cinematic depictions of real U.S. presidents from Abraham Lincoln to George W. Bush explore how Hollywood movies represent American history and politics on screen. Morgan and his contributors show how films blend myth and reality to present a positive message about...

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan
Parution : 2011-05-09
Collection : The Evolving American Presidency
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Télécharger le livre :  America Responds to Terrorism
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Feste develops a framework of terrorism termination dynamics constructed from empirical cases and applies it to the current al Qaeda problem to offer a new method for tracking development of terrorist episodes with implications for U.S. foreign policy.

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan
Parution : 2011-05-09
Collection : The Evolving American Presidency
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Télécharger le livre :  Acting Presidents
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This book seeks to fill a major gap in the literature about fictional representations of presidents by studying more than 40 plays, written since 1900, which have had prominent productions on or off-Broadway or in another major city.

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan
Parution : 2010-12-20
Collection : The Evolving American Presidency
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Télécharger le livre :  Assessing George W. Bush's Legacy
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This book examines the legacy of the Bush presidency in term of presidential leadership, politics, and public policy. It focuses on Bush's expansion of presidential power in pursuit of the 'war on terror,' the ideological and pragmatic foundations of presidential...

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan
Parution : 2010-11-08
Collection : The Evolving American Presidency
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Télécharger le livre :  President George W. Bush's Influence over Bureaucracy and Policy
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This book investigates the methods used by the Bush Administration to control bureaucratic agencies, including executive orders, signing directives, political appointments, and others, as well as the effects those methods have had on agency outputs.

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan
Parution : 2009-03-30
Collection : The Evolving American Presidency
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Télécharger le livre :  Accidental Presidents
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Accidental presidents, those who assume office as a result of death, assassination or resignation, struggle to establish their legitimacy. This book examines and evaluates the strategies of nine accidental presidents, from John Tyler to Gerald Ford, to demonstrate...

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan
Parution : 2008-06-23
Collection : The Evolving American Presidency
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Télécharger le livre :  American Royalty
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The Bush-Clinton families' hold on the American presidency is a danger to the presidency itself and to American democracy. This book will highlight the problems and the consequences of combining the most powerful political office in the world with family legacies.

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan
Parution : 2008-05-26
Collection : The Evolving American Presidency
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Télécharger le livre :  Test by Fire
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This book examines the successes and failures of George W. Bush as a War President. The author critically assesses the administration's key decisions in the war on terror and President Bush's vision of creating a democratic Middle East.

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan
Parution : 2008-05-12
Collection : The Evolving American Presidency
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Télécharger le livre :  Religion and the Bush Presidency
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George W. Bush's religiosity has invited much analysis and controversy about the impact of religion on government. This collection of leading scholars' essays first examines the impact of various religions voting groups on the 2004 presidential campaign, and then...

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan
Parution : 2007-08-20
Collection : The Evolving American Presidency
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Télécharger le livre :  Religion and the American Presidency
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This volume opens a new avenue toward understanding the politics and policies of many US presidents. As the essays in this book reveal, religion has had an enormous impact on many critical presidencies in US history. Contrary to the conventional wisdom, these essays...

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan
Parution : 2007-05-14
Collection : The Evolving American Presidency
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Télécharger le livre :  The Presidency and the Challenge of Democracy
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The rise of presidential power poses a significant threat to America's democratic values. As the presidency apparently eclipses Congress, the courts in power, and public/media attention, the balance of powers has tilted. In this accessible book, leading scholars explore...

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan
Parution : 2006-09-16
Collection : The Evolving American Presidency
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Télécharger le livre :  The Second Term of George W. Bush
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Second term presidencies are distinctive, not least as the president no longer has to run for re-election. Placing the second term of George W. Bush in comparative perspective, this fascinating book explores the political, institutional and policy implications of a...

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan
Parution : 2006-06-10
Collection : The Evolving American Presidency
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