Description |
xiv, 229 pages ; 23 cm |
Contents |
Preface : an obsession with secrecy -- Introduction : the kingdom of secrets : religion, secrecy, and the politics of empire -- Prodigal son, American Moses : the faith-based presidency of George W. Bush -- No need for explanation : generalized secrecy and unanswerable lies -- New American century, new American empire : religion, secrecy, and the -- Neoconservatives -- Machiavelli meets the religious right : Michael Ledeen and the politics of mass -- Manipulation -- Never say lie : the corporate media and the projection of the Bush image -- America left behind : millenarian dreams and the sorrows of empire -- Conclusion : rescuing openness and "moral values" for a post-Bushist democracy -- Addendum -- Select bibliography -- Index -- About the author |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-222) and index |
Subject |
Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946- -- Religion.
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Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946- -- Influence.
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Religion and politics -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
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SUBJECT |
United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001002071
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LC no. |
2006101200 |
ISBN |
9780742552463 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0742552462 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780742552470 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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0742552470 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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