03528nam 2200925 a 450 991078201280332120230207225625.00-8147-7733-30-8147-7625-610.18574/nyu/9780814777336(CKB)1000000000533973(EBL)865902(OCoLC)779828290(SSID)ssj0000124656(PQKBManifestationID)11141306(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000124656(PQKBWorkID)10023713(PQKB)11376170(MiAaPQ)EBC865902(OCoLC)244096678(MdBmJHUP)muse10409(Au-PeEL)EBL865902(CaPaEBR)ebr10268977(DE-B1597)548479(DE-B1597)9780814777336(EXLCZ)99100000000053397320070820d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe collapse of fortress Bush[electronic resource] the crisis of authority in American government /Alasdair RobertsNew York New York University Pressc20081 online resource (278 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8147-7606-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-250) and index.Contents; Preface; 1 A Crisis of Authority; 2 Citizens and Aliens; 3 Home Alone; 4 Soothing the Market; 5 Cakewalk; 6 The Collapse of Fortress Bush; 7 Beyond the Imperial Presidency; Notes; Index; About the AuthorWhen the Bush presidency began to collapse, pundits were quick to tell a tale of the "imperial presidency" gone awry, a story of secretive, power-hungry ideologues who guided an arrogant president down the road to ruin. But the inside story of the failures of the Bush administration is both much more complex and alarming, says leading policy analyst Alasdair Roberts. In the most comprehensive, balanced view of the Bush presidency to date, Roberts portrays a surprisingly weak president, hamstrung by bureaucratic, constitutional, cultural and economic barriers and strikingly unable to wield authAuthorityExecutive powerUnited StatesPolitical leadershipUnited StatesSeptember 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001War on Terrorism, 2001-2009United StatesPolitics and government2001-2009United StatesForeign relations2001-2009United StatesSocial conditions1980-2020Bush.Collapse.Fortress.argue.balanced.behavior.constraints.counterintuitive.current.federal.gives.government.many.shape.structural.that.view.would.Authority.Executive powerPolitical leadershipSeptember 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.973.93Roberts Alasdair(Alasdair Scott)905375MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782012803321The collapse of fortress Bush3712357UNINA