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The fall of the house of Bush : the untold story of how a band of true believers seized the executive branch, started the Iraq War, and still imperils America's future / Craig Unger.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Unger, Craig.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-.
- Bush, George W.
- Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ).
- Conservatism--United States.
- Conservatism.
- United States.
- Iraq War, 2003-2011.
- United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.
- Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 437 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First Scribner hardcover edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Scribner, 2007.
- Summary:
- An exposé of the secret relationship between neo-conservative policy makers and the Christian right argues that Middle East instability reflects on ongoing battle between fundamentalist groups, in an account that cites Bush's role in promoting the war in Iraq.
- Contents:
- Oedipus Tex
- Redeemer nation
- Birth of the neocons
- The foreshadowing
- Into the fray
- The prodigal son
- The age of unreason
- First son
- The righteous assassin
- Ripe for the plucking
- Dog whistle politics
- Grandmaster Cheney
- Cheney's gambit
- In the shadows
- Fear : the marketing campaign
- The good soldier
- Season of mirth
- An angel directs the storm.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-416) and index.
- ISBN:
- 074328075X
- 9780743280754
- OCLC:
- 173748598
- Online:
- Publisher description
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