War and the American presidency

Abstract

In a book that brings a magisterial command of history to most urgent of contemporary questions, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., explores war in Iraq, presidency, and future of democracy. Describing unilateralism as the oldest doctrine in American history, Schlesinger nevertheless warns of dangers posed by fatal turn in U.S. policy from deterrence and containment to preventive war. He writes powerfully about George W. Bush's expansion of presidential power, reminding us nevertheless of our country's distinguished legacy of patriotism through dissent in wartime. And in a new chapter written especially for paperback edition, he examines historical role of religion in American politics as a background for an assessment of Bush's faith-based presidency.

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