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Leadership and Legacy
(March 2021)
The Presidency of Barack Obama
Tom Lansford - Editor
Douglas M. Brattebo - Editor
Robert P. Watson - Editor
Casey Maugh Funderburk - Editor
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Applies a variety of scholarly approaches to analyze the long-term impact of President Obama as a leader and policymaker.
Historic, intriguing, and important in so many ways, the Obama presidency will be studied by scholars and students for years to come. With the rise in hyper-partisanship, legislative gridlock, political dysfunction, “fake news,” and other negative trends, it is ...(Read More) |
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One America?
(May 2019)
Presidential Appeals to Racial Resentment from LBJ to Trump
Nathan Angelo - Author
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Reveals how presidents deploy a rhetoric that attempts to attract many racial and ethnic groups, but ultimately directs itself to an archetypal white, Middle-American swing voter.
Despite major advancements in civil rights in the United States since the 1960s, racial inequality continues to persist in American society. While it may appear that presidents do not address the topic of race, it lurks in the background of presidenti...(Read More) |
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Neo-race Realities in the Obama Era
(May 2019)
Heather E. Harris - Editor
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Considers the impact of neo-racism during the Obama presidency.
Neo-race Realities in the Obama Era expands the discourse about Barack Obama’s two terms as president by reflecting upon the impact of neo-racism during his tenure. Continually in conversation with Étienne Balibar’s conceptualization of neo-racism as being racism without race, the contributors examine how identities become the target of neo...(Read More) |
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Get Things Moving!
(October 2018)
FDR, Wayne Coy, and the Office for Emergency Management, 1941-1943
Mordecai Lee - Author
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Recounts the forgotten but important work of Wayne Coy, the Office for Emergency Management's Liaison Officer, during the early years of World War II.
Shortly after Hitler’s armies invaded Western Europe in May of 1940, President Franklin Roosevelt activated a new agency within the Executive Office of the President called the Office for Emergency Management (OEM). The OEM went on ...(Read More) |
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The Bitter Taste of Hope
(April 2017)
Ideals, Ideologies, and Interests in the Age of Obama
Stephen Eric Bronner - Author
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Essays that critically evaluate America’s domestic and foreign policy landscape since President Obama took office.
President Barack Obama was elected to office on a wave of hope. With his tenure as President of the United States now concluded it is time to take stock of his record at home and abroad. The Bitter Taste of Hope is a collection of essays that critically evaluate America’s domestic...(Read More) |
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Constitutionalism, Executive Power, and the Spirit of Moderation
(July 2016)
Murray P. Dry and the Nexus of Liberal Education and Politics
Giorgi Areshidze - Editor
Paul O. Carrese - Editor
Suzanna Sherry - Editor
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Leading scholars and legal practitioners explore constitutional, legal, and philosophical topics.
In Constitutionalism, Executive Power, and the Spirit of Moderation, contributors ranging from scholars to practitioners in the federal executive and judicial branches blend philosophical and political modes of analysis to examine a variety of constitutional, legal, and philosophical topics. Part 1, “...(Read More) |
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Selling War, Selling Hope
(October 2015)
Presidential Rhetoric, the News Media, and U.S. Foreign Policy since 9/11
Anthony R. DiMaggio - Author
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Details how presidents utilize mass media to justify foreign policy objectives in the aftermath of 9/11.
Modern presidents have considerable power in selling U.S. foreign policy objectives to the public. In Selling War, Selling Hope, Anthony R. DiMaggio documents how presidents often make use of the media to create a positive informational environment that, at least in the short term, successfully builds public support fo...(Read More) |
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William Almon Wheeler
(December 2013)
Political Star of the North Country
Herbert C. Hallas - Author
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An American success story about the life of William Almon Wheeler, a poor boy from northern New York who became the nineteenth Vice President of the United States.
William Almon Wheeler’s life is an American success story about how a poor boy living near the Canadian border in Malone, New York, achieved fame and fortune. Often referred to as “the New York Lincoln,” Wheeler was a lawyer, banker, rai...(Read More) |
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From Kristallnacht to Watergate
(September 2013)
Memoirs of a Newspaperman
Harry Rosenfeld - Author
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BRONZE MEDALIST - 2014 Independent Publisher Book Awards in the Autobiography / Memoir I (Celebrity / Political / Romance) category
BRONZE MEDALIST - 2013 ForeWord IndieFab Book of the Year Award in the Autobiography & Memoir Category
An insider’s account of how the Washington Post broke the Watergate story, depicting the tensions, challenges, and personal conflicts that were overcome as...(Read More) |
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The Presidential Leadership Dilemma
(April 2013)
Between the Constitution and a Political Party
Julia R. Azari - Editor
Lara M. Brown - Editor
Zim G. Nwokora - Editor
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Examines how the president balances the competing demands of leading his political party and leading the nation.
Throughout their time in office, American presidents are often forced to choose between leading the nation and leading their party. In an earlier time when the major parties were less polarized, this leadership dilemma, while challenging, was not nearly as vexing as it is today. American presidents now ...(Read More) |
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