University of Pittsburgh Press
High Risk and Big Ambition: The Presidency of George W. Bush
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- Steven Schier
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Paperback
- 9780822958505
- 9.08 X 6.22 X 0.65 inches
- 0.88 pounds
- Political Science > American Government - Executive Branch
- English
Secure TransactionBook Description
High Risk and Big Ambition brings together leading presidency scholars and journalists to assess the trajectory and character of Bush's time in office. The common theme running through their contributions is that this presidency is best characterized by a series of bold political and policy risks in the service of two primary goals: the transformation of American foreign policy and the creation of a lasting Republican dominance of domestic politics.
Included are discussions of foreign policy, national security, the war in Iraq, Bush's leadership style, religious politics, and economic policy. George W. Bush emerges as an orthodox innovator who skillfully deploys both personal politics and the power of his office in an effort to complete the conservative governmental agenda initiated by Ronald Reagan. Yet because of the size of his ambitions, each success sets up a greater risk of failure. That alone makes his presidency one of the most interesting and consequential in decades.
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