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Rush to Judgment : George W. Bush, the War on Terror, and His Critics / Stephen F. Knott.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Knott, Stephen F.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
- United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.
- United States.
- Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-.
- Bush, George W.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (258 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This provocative book contends that George W. Bush has been treated unfairly, especially by presidential historians and the media. Argues that from the beginning scholars abandoned any pretense at objectivity in their critiques and seemed unwilling to place Bush's actions into a broader historical context.
- Contents:
- Introduction: the worst president in history?
- Bush's role models
- Bush's inheritance: an imperiled presidency
- John Paul Stevens, commander in chief
- Slouching toward 9/11
- War president
- A bold but excessively loyal commander in chief
- Bush's "diabolical" signing statements
- Conclusion: an unfair indictment.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. pages 179-219) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780700620227
- 0700620222
- 9780700620630
- 070062063X
- OCLC:
- 904426494
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