Rush to Judgment: George W. Bush, The War on Terror, and His Critics

Knott, Stephen F

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Lingua: inglese

Editore: University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 2012

0700618317 / 9780700618316

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Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas, 2012. NEW in a NEW dust jacket -- still sealed in the publisher's clear plastic shrinkwrap. PERFECTcondition. We have only this one copy, but it is available now and ready to ship TODAY from Henderson, NV. NO chips, tears, creases, rubbing or fading. Sharp corners. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. Bound in the original cloth. Complete with dust jacket. From GoodReads: "George W. Bush has been branded the worst president in history and forced to endure accusations that he abused his power while presiding over a "lawless" administration. Stephen Knott, however, contends that Bush has been treated unfairly, especially by presidential historians and the media. He 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. In this provocative book, Knott offers a measured critique of the professoriate for its misuse of scholarship for partisan political purposes, a defense of the Hamiltonian perspective on the extent and use of executive power, and a rehabilitation of Bush's reputation from a national security viewpoint. He argues that Bush's conduct as chief executive was rooted in a tradition extending as far back as George Washington--not an "imperial presidency" but rather an activist one that energetically executed its constitutional prerogatives. Given that one of the main indictments of Bush focuses on his alleged abuse of presidential war power, Knott takes on academic critics like Sean Wilentz and Arthur Schlesinger Jr. and journalists like Charlie Savage to argue instead that Bush conducted the War on Terror in a manner faithful to the Framers' intent--that in situations involving national security he rightly assumed powers that neither Congress nor the courts can properly restrain. Knott further challenges Bush's detractors for having applied a relatively recent, revisionist understanding of the Constitution in arguing that Bush's actions were out of bounds. Ultimately, Knott makes a worthy case that, while Bush was not necessarily a great president, his national security policies were in keeping with the practices of America's most revered presidents and, for that reason alone, he deserves a second look by those who have condemned him to the ash heap of history. All readers interested in the presidency and in American history writ large will find Rush to Judgment a deftly argued, perhaps deeply unsettling, yet balanced account of the Bush presidency--and a clarion call for a reexamination of how scholars determine presidential greatness and failure." GoodReads rating: 3.81 stars. Unknown (still in shrinkwrap). Hardcover. New [sealed in clear plastic]/New dust jacket. Unknown (still in shrinkwrap). Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

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Titolo
Rush to Judgment: George W. Bush, The War on Terror, and His Critics
Autore
Knott, Stephen F
Editore
University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
Anno di pubblicazione
2012
Condizione
New [sealed in clear plastic]
Sovraccoperta
New dust jacket
Rilegatura
Hardcover
Lingua
inglese
ISBN 10
0700618317
ISBN 13
9780700618316
Edizione
Unknown (still in shrinkwrap).
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Military History / Military Science, Politics / Government / International Relations

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