Building International ORder in an Era of Transnational Threats
The aim of the Managing Global Insecurity project is to launch a reform effort of the global security system in 2009. That task is both ambitious and urgent.
Voters say they want to hear more from candidates about the critical issues facing the nation and less about partisan politics. Opportunity 08 answers the call with authoritative analysis and innovative policy solutions for the problems that matter most to the future of US society, prosperity, and the world.
The Story of Stephen T. Early, America's First Modern Press Secretary
Looks at the people and events during a calamitous time in American history. This book documents how Stephen Early remade what had been just a routine White House briefing function into the modern high-visibility role of the presidential press secretary. It also chronicles the lifelong loyalty of Early to President Roosevelt.
Sense, Nonsense, and the American Political Imaginary
Looks at the postmodern presidency - from Reagan and George H W Bush, through the administration, and including Hillary. The author interrogates symptomatic moments in political rhetoric, popular culture, and presidential behavior to elucidate profound and disturbing changes in the American presidency and the way it embodies a national imaginary.
Sense, Nonsense, and the American Political Imaginary
Focusing on those seemingly inexplicable gaps or blind spots in recent American presidential politics, the author interrogates symptomatic moments in political rhetoric, popular culture, and presidential behavior to elucidate profound and disturbing changes in the American presidency and the way it embodies a national imaginary.
Presents a study of the moral principles that most influenced the thinking of Abraham Lincoln. The author argues persuasively that Lincoln regarded the Declaration of Independence, above all other documents, as the most important embodiment of American principles.
Media Bias and Justifications for War in a Terrorist Age
Immediately after the attacks of September 11, 2001, Americans looked to President Bush for words of leadership. In his most formal reply of the day, he said, "Today, our fellow citizens, our way of life, our very freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist acts.
An Introduction to Political Thought emphasizes a dual approach to political theory by providing a chronological overview of both major figures and texts as well as an understanding of the development of key concepts and themes. In this way the authors provide a basic sense of the history and development of political thought and a critical grasp ......
An Introduction to Political Thought emphasizes a dual approach to political theory by providing a chronological overview of both major figures and texts as well as an understanding of the development of key concepts and themes. In this way the authors provide a basic sense of the history and development of political thought and a critical grasp ......
