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Bomb Power: the Modern Presidency and the National Security State
Garry Wills
Bomb Power: the Modern Presidency and the National Security State
Garry Wills
A groundbreaking examination of how the atomic bomb profoundly altered the nature of American democracy.
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.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | January 25, 2011 |
ISBN13 | 9780143118688 |
Publishers | Penguin Books |
Pages | 288 |
Dimensions | 127 × 14 × 197 mm · 195 g |
Language | English |
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