George W. Bush : evaluating the president at midterm /

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Imprint:Albany : State University of New York Press, c2004.
Description:x, 287 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:SUNY series on the presidency
SUNY series in the presidency.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5365158
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Other authors / contributors:Hilliard, Bryan, 1957-
Lansford, Tom.
Watson, Robert P., 1962-
ISBN:0791461335 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0791461343 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Robert P. Watson, Bryan Hilliard and Tom Lansford
  • Pt. 1. Leadership and character
  • Ch. 1. The arbiter of fate : the presidential character of George W. Bush / Bill Kirtley
  • Ch. 2. Compassionate conservatism meets communitarianism / W. W. Riggs
  • Ch. 3. The embryonic stem cell debate and the battle between politics and ethics / Bryan Hilliard
  • Pt. 2. Domestic policy
  • Ch. 4. An early assessment of President George W. Bush and the environment / Glen Sussman and Byron W. Daynes
  • Ch. 5. Vigor and vacillation : an early assessment of Bush's economic policy / Chris J. Dolan
  • Ch. 6. Ironing out reelection : George W. Bush and the politics of steel / Douglas M. Brattebo
  • Ch. 7. The politics behind Bush's No child left behind initiative : ideas, elections, and top-down education reform / Robert Maranto and Laura Coppeto
  • Pt. 3. Foreign policy and the war on terror
  • Ch. 8. The Bush doctrine : redefining the U.S. role in world politics for the twenty-first century? / Cameron G. Thies
  • Ch. 9. A united front? : the Bush administration, coalition diplomacy, and the military campaign in Afghanistan / Tom Lansford
  • Ch. 10. The Bush military tribunal : relying on the Nazi Saboteur case / Louis Fisher
  • Ch. 11. The war on terrorism and homeland security : presidential and congressional challenges / Richard S. Conley
  • Pt. 4. The Bush administration
  • Ch. 12. The Bush White House : comparisons with previous White Houses / Bradley H. Patterson, Jr.
  • Ch. 13. Vice President Dick Cheney : trendsetter or just your typical veep? / Jack Lechelt
  • Ch. 14. "Comforter in chief" : the transformation of First Lady Laura Bush / Robert P. Watson
  • Conclusion / Robert P. Watson, Tom Lansford and Bryan Hilliard.