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Takeover : the return of the imperial presidency and the subversion of American democracy
- Title
- Takeover : the return of the imperial presidency and the subversion of American democracy / Charlie Savage.
- Author
- Savage, Charlie.
- Publication
- New York : Little, Brown, 2007.
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Details
- Description
- vii, 400 p., [8] p. of plates : ill.; 25 cm.
- Subjects
- United States > Politics and government > 2001-
- Right-wing extremists > United States
- Cheney, Richard B > Political and social views
- Executive power > United States
- Official secrets > United States
- Vice-Presidents > United States > Biography
- Presidents > United States > Biography
- Fanaticism > United States
- Bush, George W (George Walker), 1946- > Political and social views
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Inside the bunker -- The fall of the imperial presidency and the rise of Dick Cheney : 1789-1976 -- "A cabal of zealots" : 1977-2000 -- The agenda -- "Behind closed doors" : secrecy I -- The unleashing : laws and treaties I -- "A hollow shell" : secrecy II -- The perseverance and the purge : laws and treaties II -- The torture ban -- Power of the pen : signing statements -- "To say what the law is" : the Supreme Court -- Discipline and control : the Executive Branch -- The politics of presidential power.
- Call Number
- JFE 08-4354
- ISBN
- 9780316118040
- 0316118044
- LCCN
- 2007013077
- OCLC
- 123029209
- Author
- Savage, Charlie.
- Title
- Takeover : the return of the imperial presidency and the subversion of American democracy / Charlie Savage.
- Imprint
- New York : Little, Brown, 2007.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Research Call Number
- JFE 08-4354