An edition of Takeover (2008)

Takeover

the return of the imperial presidency and the subversion of American democracy

1st Back Bay pbk. ed.

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An edition of Takeover (2008)

Takeover

the return of the imperial presidency and the subversion of American democracy

1st Back Bay pbk. ed.

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Publisher
Back Bay Books
Language
English
Pages
422

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Table of Contents

Inside the bunker
The fall of the imperial presidency and the rise of Dick Cheney : 1789-1976
"A cabal of zealots" : 1977-2000
The agenda
"Behind closed doors" : secrecy I
The unleashing : laws and treaties I
"A hollow shell" : secrecy II
Pushback and purge : laws and treaties II
The torture ban
Power of the pen : signing statements
"To say what the law is" : the Supreme Court
Centralize and control : the Executive Branch
The politics of presidential power.

Edition Notes

With a new afterword by the author--P. 4 of cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
973.931
Library of Congress
E902 .S38 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
422 p. :
Number of pages
422

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL24962040M
ISBN 10
0316118052
ISBN 13
9780316118057
LCCN
2008273678
OCLC/WorldCat
227037292

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL16063691W

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