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On the presidency : teacher, soldier, shaman, pol

Title: On the presidency : teacher, soldier, shaman, pol / Thomas E. Cronin.
Author: Cronin, Thomas E.
Publication: Boulder : Paradigm Publishers, [2009], ©2009.

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Description

viii, 167 pages; 21 cm.

Series Statement

On politics

Uniform Title

On politics.

Subjects

Political leadership > United States > History
Presidents > United States > Public opinion
Presidents > United States > Election > History
Public opinion > United States
Presidential candidates > United States > History

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-158) and index.

Contents

1. Searching for the Perfect President -- 2. The Symbolic and Shamanistic Functions of the American Presidency -- 3. Overcoming Groupthink, the Separation of Brain and State, and Machiavelli's Flattery Conundrum -- 4. President John F. Kennedy: Act III Politician -- 5. Problematic Presidential Power in Our Post-9/11 World.

ISBN

9781594514906 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1594514909 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781594514913 (paperback : alk. paper)
1594514917 (paperback : alk. paper)

LCCN

2008024747
40015824190

OCLC

ocn226355636
226355636
SCSB-5429483

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries