Bad for democracy : how the presidency undermines the power of the people / Dana D. Nelson.
Bad for democracy : how the presidency undermines the power of the people / Dana D. Nelson.
Bad for democracy : how the presidency undermines the power of the people / Dana D. Nelson.
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Minneapolis, Minn. ; London : University of Minnesota Press, c2008.
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N320.973/185
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English
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Physical content
263 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction : the people v. presidentialism -- How the president becomes a superhero -- Voting and the incredibly shrinking citizen -- Presidential war powers and politics as war -- Going corporate with the unitary executive -- Conclusion : reclaiming democratic power for ourselves.
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Publisher
Minneapolis, Minn. ; London : University of Minnesota Press, c2008.
Place of Publication
Minnesota
Date Published
c2008.
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"Throughout our history, Americans have been simultaneously inspired and seduced by the American presidency and concerned about the misuse of presidential power - from the time of Lincoln, Wilson, and FDR to Nixon, Reagan, and George W. Bush - as a grave threat to the United States. In Bad for Democracy, Dana D. Nelson goes beyond blaming particula...
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Bad for democracy : how the presidency undermines the power of the people / Dana D. Nelson.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2008.
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N320.973/185
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74VMyeKKwv5O
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMyeKKwv5O
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ISBN
0816656770 (hbk.) :
9780816656776 (hbk.) :
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320.973
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991002223059702626
