George W. Bush : evaluating the president at midterm /
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Imprint: | Albany : State University of New York Press, c2004. |
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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 |
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.