High Risk and Big Ambition: The Presidency of George W. Bush - Couverture souple

Schier, Steven

 
9780822958505: High Risk and Big Ambition: The Presidency of George W. Bush
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0822958503 ISBN 13 : 9780822958505
Editeur : University of Pittsburgh Press, 2004

Synopsis

Elected with no clear public mandate, George W. Bush achieved surprising legislative successes in his early months in the White House. Following September 11, 2001, his public support rose to unprecedented heights. Actions taken in the following months and years have revealed the exceptionally ambitious nature of the Bush presidency.

High Risk and Big Ambition brings together leading presidency scholars and journalists to assess the trajectory and character of Bush’s time in office. The common theme running through their contributions is that this presidency is best characterized by a series of bold political and policy risks in the service of two primary goals: the transformation of American foreign policy and the creation of a lasting Republican dominance of domestic politics.

Included are discussions of foreign policy, national security, the war in Iraq, Bush’s leadership style, religious politics, and economic policy. George W. Bush emerges as an "orthodox innovator" who skillfully deploys both personal politics and the power of his office in an effort to complete the conservative governmental agenda initiated by Ronald Reagan. Yet because of the size of his ambitions, each success sets up a greater risk of failure. That alone makes his presidency one of the most interesting and consequential in decades.

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À propos de l?auteur

Steven E. Schier, the Dorothy H. and Edward C. Congdon Professor of Political Science at Carleton College, is the author or editor of numerous books including The Postmodern Presidency: Bill Clinton's Legacy in U.S. Politics, and By Invitation Only: The R

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Éditeur
University of Pittsburgh Press
Date d'édition
2004
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0822958503
ISBN 13 
9780822958505
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
304
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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Editeur : University of Pittsburgh Press, 2004
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