The Presidency and the Persian Gulf War

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction by James P. Pfiffner
The Presidency and War-Making
Presidential Policy-Making and the Gulf War by James P. Pfiffner
The Conflict Between Congress and the President Over War by Robert J. Spitzer
The Power of Commander in Chief by Louis Fisher
George Bush Goes to War
Figuring Out Saddam Hussein by Betty Glad
The Case FOR the War by Raymond A. Moore
The Case AGAINST the War by Marcia Lynn Whicker
The Home Front
Vietnam and the Gulf War: Comparing Decision-Making in America's Longest and Shortest Wars by Harold Birch
Media Coverage of the Persian Gulf War by Mark J. Rozell
The Threat of Terrorism: State-Sponsored Terrorism, the Bush Administration, and the Persian Gulf War by Ruth Ann Strickland
The Aftermath of the War
The Direct and Indirect Costs of the Persian Gulf War by Lawrence J. Korb
The President, the Persian Gulf War, and the United Nations by Donald J. Puchala
U.S. Foreign Policy: The Past and the Future by Jim Anderson
Conclusion: Some Lessons Learned by Marcia Lynn Whicker
Selected Bibliography
Index

Über den Autor / die Autorin

MARCIA LYNN WHICKER is Professor of Public Administration at Rutgers University. She has coauthored eight books, including Sex Role Changes (1985), The Constitution Under Pressure (Praeger, 1987), Making America Competitive (Praeger, 1988), Public Sector Management (1990), and Captive Populations (1990).

JAMES P. PFIFFNER is Professor of Government and Politics at George Mason University. He is the author, editor, or coeditor of five books on the presidency.

RAYMOND A. MOORE is Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Government and International Studies at the University of South Carolina. He has authored or coauthored several books, including two Praeger books: The Constitution Under Pressure (1987) and Making America Competitive (1988).

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Moore Raymond, James Pfiffner, Marcia Whicker
• Mitarbeit: Raymond A. Moore (Herausgeber), James P. Pfiffner (Herausgeber), Marcia Lynn Whicker (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Bloomsbury
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 18.05.1993
• EAN: 9780275944698
• ISBN: 978-0-275-94469-8
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Regional- und Ländergeschichte; USA, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, HISTORY / Military / United States, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Military Policy, International Relations, Middle East, United States of America, USA, Central / national / federal government policies, War and defence operations, War & defence operations, Central government policies, Politics, Law, and Government: Presidential Studies