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James Macgregor Burns

Running Alone

Presidential Leadership from JFK to Bush II

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A disastrous war in Iraq, prisoner abuse, secret wiretaps -- the presidency of George W. Bush represents a crisis in American democracy. How did this happen? In Running Alone the revered political scientist and commentator James MacGregor Burns sets the imperial presidency of George W. Bush in the context of half a century of presidential politics. In his 1960 campaign, John F. Kennedy turned his back on the Democratic Party. He relied instead on his personal charisma and his family's vast wealth to win office. Once elected, he governed much as he had run: alone. He ignored the Democratic platform and instead sought counsel from a small group… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-0-7867-4857-0
  • EAN: 9780786748570
  • Produktnummer: 26222007
  • Verlag: Basic Books
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
  • Seitenangabe: 336 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 744 KB

Über den Autor


One of America's most astute political thinkers, James MacGregor Burns is Woodrow Wilson Professor of Government Emeritus at Williams College. He is the author of many books on American history and politics, including Roosevelt: The Lion and the Fox and Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom (winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award), and Leadership, still considered the seminal work in the field of leadership studies. He lives in Williamstown, Massachusetts.

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