Presidential machismo: executive authority, military intervention and foreign relations

Publisher description: This book offers a historical account of how presidents from George Washington to Bill Clinton have asserted their privilege as commander in chief, examining their penchant for using military might unilaterally and their reasons for doing so. It asks why a democracy allows pre...

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1. Verfasser: DeConde, Alexander 1920- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Boston Northeastern Univ. Press 2000
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Zusammenfassung:Publisher description: This book offers a historical account of how presidents from George Washington to Bill Clinton have asserted their privilege as commander in chief, examining their penchant for using military might unilaterally and their reasons for doing so. It asks why a democracy allows presidents to exercise such immense power virtually as a personal right.
Beschreibung:Literaturverz. S. 329 - 378
Beschreibung:391 S.
ISBN:1555534031

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