War and the American Presidency

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 10/17/2005
ISBN: 9780393327694
Pages: 206
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.60d

Review Citations: New York Times 10/30/2005 pg. 24
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2006 pg. 202