Presidency of George W. Bush (eBook)

A First Historical Assessment

Julian E. Zelizer (Herausgeber)

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2010
408 Seiten
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4008-3630-7 (ISBN)

Infos

An in-depth look at Bush's presidency by some of America's top historiansThe Presidency of George W. Bush brings together some of today's top American historians to offer the first in-depth look at one of the most controversial U.S. presidencies. Emotions surrounding the Bush presidency continue to run high-conservatives steadfastly defend its achievements, liberals call it a disgrace. This book examines the successes as well as the failures, covering every major aspect of Bush's two terms in office. It puts issues in broad historical context to reveal the forces that shaped and constrained Bush's presidency-and the ways his presidency reshaped the nation.The Presidency of George W. Bush features contributions by Mary L. Dudziak, Gary Gerstle, David Greenberg, Meg Jacobs, Michael Kazin, Kevin M. Kruse, Nelson Lichtenstein, Fredrik Logevall, Timothy Naftali, James T. Patterson, and the book's editor, Julian E. Zelizer. Each chapter tackles some important aspect of Bush's administration-such as presidential power, law, the war on terror, the Iraq invasion, economic policy, and religion-and helps readers understand why Bush made the decisions he did. Taking readers behind the headlines of momentous events, the contributors show how the quandaries of the Bush presidency were essentially those of conservatism itself, which was confronted by the hard realities of governance. They demonstrate how in fact Bush frequently disappointed the Right, and how Barack Obama's 2008 election victory cast the very tenets of conservatism in doubt.History will be the ultimate judge of Bush's legacy, and the assessment begins with this book.

Autor

Julian E. Zelizer is professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. He is the author of Arsenal of Democracy, On Capitol Hill, and Taxing America. He is a frequent contributor to CNN.com, Politico, and the New York Times, among others.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 13.9.2010
• Verlagsort: Princeton
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► 20. Jahrhundert bis 1945
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Schlagworte: activism • Adviser • Affirmative Action • Alberto Gonzales • Al Gore • Al-Qaeda • americans • Americans for Tax Reform • Andrew Card • Anti-Communism • ballot • barack obama • Barry Goldwater • Big Government • Bill Clinton • bipartisanship • bush v. gore • chairman • Compassionate Conservatism • conservative coalition • Conservative Party (UK) • culture war • David Addington • Deregulation • Dick Cheney • domestic policy • Donald Rumsfeld • Economic Growth • Employment • Executive Order • Executive Privilege • foreign policy • George H. W. Bush • George W. Bush • global warming • Governance • Government • Grover Norquist • Hamdan v. Rumsfeld • Hillary Clinton • Homeland Security • hostility • Ideology • Inauguration • incumbent • Institution • Jimmy Carter • John Ashcroft • John McCain • karl rove • Legislation • Legislator • Liberalism • lobbying • Lyndon B. Johnson • Midterm election • Milton Friedman • Multiculturalism • national security • Newt Gingrich • Nomination • Ownership society • Policy • political agenda • Political Campaign • Political Science • Politician • Politics • Presidency of George W. Bush • Presidency of Ronald Reagan • private sector • Prosecutor • Reagan Era • Republican National Committee • Republican Party (United States) • Richard Nixon • right-wing politics • Roberts Court • Rockefeller Republican • Roe v. Wade • Ronald Reagan • Ron Suskind • Saddam Hussein • Taliban • Tax • tax credit • Tax Cut • terrorism • The New York Times • The Wall Street journal • Trade Union • United States Department of Homeland Security • United States elections, 2006 • Voting • war • War Powers Resolution • welfare • Welfare State • White House Counsel • World War II
• ISBN-10: 1-4008-3630-1 / 1400836301
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4008-3630-7 / 9781400836307