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American dynasty : aristocracy, fortune, and the politics of deceit in the house of Bush

Title
American dynasty : aristocracy, fortune, and the politics of deceit in the house of Bush / Kevin Phillips.
Author
Phillips, Kevin P.
Publication
New York : Viking, 2004.

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Description
xiv, 397 p.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Bush, George, 1924-2018
  • Bush, George W. 1946-
  • Bush family
  • Presidents > United States > Biography
  • Politicians > United States > Biography
  • Aristocracy (Political science) > United States > History > 20th century
  • Wealth > Political aspects > History > United States > 20th century
  • Political corruption > United States > History > 20th century
  • United States > Politics and government > 1945-1989
  • United States > Politics and government > 1989-
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Preface -- Introduction -- pt. 1. Family, Dynasty, and restoration -- ch. 1. The not-quite-royal family -- ch. 2. The dynastization of America -- ch. 3. The first American restoration -- pt. 2. Crony capitalism, covert operations, and compassionate conservatism -- ch. 4. Texanomics and compassionate conservatism -- ch. 5. The Enron-Halliburton administration -- ch. 6. Armaments and men : the Bush dynasty and the national security state -- pt. 3. Religion, oil, armaments, and war -- ch. 7. The American presidency and the rise of the Religious Right -- ch. 8. Indiana Bush and the axis of evil -- ch. 9. The wars of the Texas succession -- Afterword : Machiavelli and the American dynastic moment -- Acknowledgments -- appendix A. Armaments and the Walker-Bush Family, 1914-40 -- appendix B. Deception, dissimulation, and disinformation -- Notes -- Index. .
Call Number
IBM 05-746
ISBN
0670032646 (alk. paper)
LCCN
2003061299
OCLC
52979120
Author
Phillips, Kevin P.
Title
American dynasty : aristocracy, fortune, and the politics of deceit in the house of Bush / Kevin Phillips.
Imprint
New York : Viking, 2004.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
IBM 05-746
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