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Bomb Power: The Modern Presidency and the National Security State

Wills, Garry

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A groundbreaking examination of how the atomic bomb profoundly altered the nature of American democracy.

Look out for a new book from Garry Wills, What the Qur'an Meant, coming fall 2017.

In Bomb Power, bestselling author Garry Wills presents a blistering critique of excessive executive power and official secrecy, drawing a direct line from the Manhattan Project to the usurpations of George W. Bush. He reveals how the atomic bomb transformed our nation down to its deepest constitutional roots-by dramatically increasing the power of the modern presidency and redefining the government as a national security state-leaving us in a state of continuous war alert for nearly seven decades. Bold and incisive, Bomb Power casts the history of the postwar period in a new light and sounds an alarm about the continued threat to our Constitution.

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Political Science

Bisac Minor Subject

American Government - Executive Branch

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Paperback

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Length

7.73 Inches

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EAN

Width

5.13 Inches

Publication Date

2011-01-25

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0.55 Inches

ISBN 10

0143118684

Weight

0.43 Pounds

Book EAN

9780143118688

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Adults

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