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Insight into presidential power and wartime dissent.

If you're interested in the intersection of historical context and current affairs, this book may resonate with you. Arthur Schlesinger Jr. provides a compelling analysis of U.S. foreign policy shifts, particularly under President Bush, and the implications for American democracy. His expertise as a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner lends gravitas to an already thought-provoking critique that dives into the balance of patriotism and dissent in the fabric of US politics.

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War and the American Presidency

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ISBN: 9780393327694
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Date of Publication: 2005-10-17
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History, Military, Politics
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"Historical reflections that deftly challenge the political and ideological foundations of President Bush's foreign policy."--Charles A. Kupchan, New York Times In a book that brings a magisterial command of history to the most urgent of contemporary questions, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., explores the war in Iraq, the presidency, and the future of democracy. Describing unilateralism as "the oldest doctrine in American history," Schlesinger nevertheless warns of the dangers posed by the fatal turn in U.S. policy from deterrence and containment to preventive war. He writes powerfully about George W. Bush's expansion of presidential power, reminding us nevertheless of our country's distinguished legacy of patriotism through dissent in wartime. And in a new chapter written especially for the paperback edition, he examines the historical role of religion in American politics as a background for an assessment of Bush's faith-based presidency.
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