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War and the American presidency / Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.

Title
War and the American presidency / Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
Author
Schlesinger, Arthur M., Jr. (Arthur Meier), 1917-2007
Publication
New York : W.W. Norton, c2004.

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Description
xvi, 160 p.; 22 cm.
Summary
Explores the war in Iraq, the presidency of George W. Bush, and the future of democracy, warning about the dangers of America's policy shift from containment to preventive war, and urging for continued patriotism in the face of dissent.
Subject
  • Unilateral acts (International law)
  • Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Influence
  • War and emergency powers > United States > History
  • Presidents > United States > History
  • Democracy > United States > History
  • United States > Philosophy
  • United States > Foreign relations > 2001-2009
Genre/Form
History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Unilateralism: the oldest doctrine in American foreign policy -- Eyeless in Iraq: the Bush doctrine and its consequences -- The imperial presidency redux -- Patriotism and dissent in wartime -- How to democratize American democracy -- Has democracy a future? -- The inscrutability of history.
ISBN
  • 0393060020 (hc)
  • 0393327698 (pbk.)
LCCN
^^2004009872
OCLC
  • 55085858
  • SCSB-10156507
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library