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The Polarized Presidency of George W. Bush, Hardback Book

The Polarized Presidency of George W. Bush Hardback

Edited by George C (Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Texas A&M University) Edwards III, Desmond (Andrew W. Mellon Professor of American Government and Professorial Fellow, University King

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This collection examines the foreign and domestic policies of President George W Bush's administration.

The analysis begins with an account of how highly polarized - in terms of public opinion and electoral patterns - this presidency has proved to be (in a chapter by the editors).

This is followed by chapters on the use of unilateral executive powers (by Louis Fisher and William Howell) and pre-rogative powers (by Richard Pious). Because the policy choices of the Bush presidency have had such fundamental effects both in domestic policy and in US foreign policy, three contributors (Thomas Langston, John Burke, James Pfiffner) then address the processes of decision making especially in respect to the war against Iraq.

How the administration governs by a recurring process of campaigning is examined in chapters on public opinion and war (by Gary Jacobson), the promotional presidency (by Larry Jacobs), mobilizing congressional support for war (by Scott Blinder) and the White House communications system (by Martha Kumar).

Finally the way in which the Bush White House relates to congress and the process of building congressional coalitions to enact laws is the subject of chapters on 'executive style' of this administration (by Charles O Jones) and the failure to reform social security (by Fiona Ross).

It will be essential reading for anyone wishing to understand one of the most controversial administrations in recent years.

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