{"product_id":"bomb-power-the-modern-presidency-and-the-national-security-state-9780143118688","title":"Bomb Power: The Modern Presidency and the National Security State","description":"\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking examination of how the atomic bomb profoundly altered the nature of American democracy. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook out for a new book from Garry Wills, \u003ci\u003eWhat the Qur'an Meant\u003c\/i\u003e, coming fall 2017.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eBomb Power\u003c\/i\u003e, bestselling author Garry Wills presents a blistering critique of excessive executive power and official secrecy, drawing a direct line from the Manhattan Project to the usurpations of George W. Bush. He reveals how the atomic bomb transformed our nation down to its deepest constitutional roots-by dramatically increasing the power of the modern presidency and redefining the government as a national security state-leaving us in a state of continuous war alert for nearly seven decades. Bold and incisive, \u003ci\u003eBomb Power\u003c\/i\u003e casts the history of the postwar period in a new light and sounds an alarm about the continued threat to our Constitution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/25\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143118688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.73h x 5.13w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/23\/2011 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Garry Wills","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44174434533557,"sku":"9780143118688","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f5a73114-3486-4785-b166-f5c55241b6d2.jpg?v=1716301413","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/bomb-power-the-modern-presidency-and-the-national-security-state-9780143118688","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}