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Transformed by Crisis

The Presidency of George W. Bush and American Politics

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Editors:
  1. Jon Kraus

    1. SUNY Fredonia, USA

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  2. Kevin J. McMahon

    1. SUNY Fredonia, USA

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  3. David M. Rankin

    1. SUNY Fredonia, USA

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. September 11th and Bush’s Presidency

    • Jon Kraus
    Pages 1-7

  3. The 2000 Presidential Election of George W. Bush: The Difficult Birth of a Presidency

    • James E. Campbell
    Pages 9-28

  4. Ordinary Events and Extraordinary Times: The 2002 Congressional Elections

    • Donald Beachler
    Pages 29-50

  5. The Press, the Public, and the Two Presidencies of George W. Bush

    • David M. Rankin
    Pages 51-71

  6. Changing the Tone? Congressional-Presidential Relations in the Second Bush Administration

    • Colton C. Campbell, Robert P. Watson
    Pages 73-100

  7. Mastering Presidential Government: Executive Power and the Bush Administration

    • Shirley Anne Warshaw
    Pages 101-117

  8. Crisis and the Pursuit of Conservatism: Liberty, Security, and the Bush Justice Department

    • Kevin J. McMahon
    Pages 119-140

  9. Gun Rights for Terrorists? Gun Control and the Bush Presidency

    • Robert J. Spitzer
    Pages 141-165

  10. Acting Like a Colossus: Bush’s Foreign Policy, Unilateralism, and the Pursuit of Primacy

    • Jon Kraus
    Pages 167-197

  11. The Challenges Ahead: George W. Bush and the 2004 Election

    • Kevin J. McMahon, David M. Rankin
    Pages 199-207

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 209-216
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The presidency of George W. Bush has been a curious one: born in contention, challenged by the most dramatic foreign directed attack on American soil, and transformed by a combination of crisis and conflict that has generated considerable support domestically. And yet, while much attention has been focused on the Bush administration's extrernal policies, how it has pursued its goals and had its effects on the domestic scene has been as important. Examining the push and pull of the Bush presidency by looking especially at domestic dynamics, the authors look at the tendency towards centralizing power and its implications for American politics. From the midterm elections of 2002, where the Republicans scored historic victories, to relations with the press, and from executive branch relations with Congress to increased federal involvement in education, the authors examine and shed light on crucial issues. This book examines how words and deeds in a time of crisis will define the Bush presidency place in American politics and history.

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"The scholarship is first-rate, the writing clear and lively, the analysis deep and penetrating, the topic of vital importance to our understanding of one of the most important, if problematic presidencies of the past quarter-century." - Michael A. Genovese, author of The Power of the American Presidency

"The editors have assembled a first-rate team of contributors who have given us the most compelling insights into the George W. Bush presidency to date. A must-read!" - John Kenneth White, Catholic University of America

Editors and Affiliations

  • SUNY Fredonia, USA

    Jon Kraus, Kevin J. McMahon, David M. Rankin

About the editors

JON KRAUS is Professor of Political Science at State University New York, USA.

KEVIN J. MCMAHON is Associate Professor of Political Science at State University New York, USA.

DAVID RANKIN is Assistant Professor of Political Science at State University New York, USA.

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