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UNINA9910777875903321 |
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Autore |
Kryzhanovskiĭ M (Mikhail), <1958-> |
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Titolo |
White House special handbook [[electronic resource] ] : how to rule the world in the 21st century / / Mikhail Kryzhanovsky |
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New York, : Algora Pub., c2007 |
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ISBN |
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9786611398507 |
1-281-39850-0 |
0-87586-517-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (274 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Elections - United States |
Politics, Practical - United States |
Intelligence service - United States |
United States Politics and government |
United States Foreign relations |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- Political management at the top -- Electability -- The fight for the presidency -- Meet the electorate: basic information and the 2004 election state by state -- Campaign planning -- Iowa, New Hampshire: farm problems, energy costs, trade issues -- Who voted for whom in the 2004 presidential election -- Controlling the White House -- Domestic policy -- Managing the US Congress -- Foreign policy -- Managing spies at the top -- Which service is the best -- Techniques of special influence -- Surveillance -- How to run agents (secret sources) -- FBI helpers -- Identifying spies -- Strategies -- Presidential security -- Managing the military -- Commander-in-chief -- Strategy and tactics -- Learning from the past -- Learning from past presidents -- Where does the CIA fit in -- Happened to them? -- About the author. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The author, who cites decades of insider knowledge at the KGB and the CIA, says he originally compiled this book upon a request from Washington D.C. Now his handbook is being published, with added chapters for the benefit of the broader public, so that candidates for lesser offices and even mere voters can learn from his insightful de- |
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