Takeover : the return of the imperial presidency and the subversion of American democracy / Charlie Savage.
2008
E902 .S38 2008 (Mapit)
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Title
Takeover : the return of the imperial presidency and the subversion of American democracy / Charlie Savage.
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Edition
1st Back Bay pbk. ed.
ISBN
9780316118057 (pbk.)
0316118052 (pbk.)
0316118052 (pbk.)
Publication Details
New York : Back Bay Books, 2008.
Language
English
Description
422 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Call Number
E902 .S38 2008
Dewey Decimal Classification
973.931
Note
With a new afterword by the author--P. 4 of cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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.
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.