Command of Office: How War, Secrecy, and Deception Transformed the Presidency, from Theodore Roosevelt to George W. Bush - Couverture souple

Graubard, Stephen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 046502758X ISBN 13 : 9780465027583

Editeur : Basic Books, 2006

Synopsis

Command of Office reveals the remarkable-and dangerous-concentration of power in the American presidency over the course of the twentieth century, told through incisive analyses of the eighteen men who have held the office and the events that shaped their presidencies. Stephen Graubard tracks the steady expansion of secrecy as a tool of presidential authority, one that inevitably diminished the power of the other two branches of government. Widely esteemed by his fellow historians and with unique access to former members of both Republican and Democratic administrations, Graubard has written a masterful history of presidential power-essential reading for anyone concerned with American politics.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

From 1961-1996, Stephen Graubard was the editor of Daedalus, the Journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is Professor Emeritus of History at Brown University. His involvement in the national political scene dates back to 1945, when Eleanor Roosevelt invited him to her husband's wartime inauguration. He has studied at George Washington University and Harvard, and holds a Ph.D. from the London School of Economics. He is the author of several books, including Kissinger: Portrait of a Mind, and Mr. Bush's War: Adventures in the Politics of Illusion. He now lives in London.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Basic Books
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 046502758X
• ISBN 13: 9780465027583
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 744
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• Personne responsable: non disponible