Presidential Power, Rhetoric, and the Terror Wars - The Sovereign Presidency

This book provides a rhetorical criticism of the presidential powers used by Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama during the War on Terror. A close reading of the documents used to exercise presidential powers reveals the ways in which both presidents expanded the personal power of the office.

List of contents

Chapter 1: The Sovereign Presidency
Chapter 2: Coopting Congress
Chapter 3: Working in Secret
Chapter 4: Ruling by Decree
Chapter 5: Reclaiming Sovereignty

About the author

Alexander Hiland is lecturer in communication studies and assistant director of debate at James Madison University.

Summary

This book provides a rhetorical criticism of the presidential powers used by Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama during the War on Terror. A close reading of the documents used to exercise presidential powers reveals the ways in which both presidents expanded the personal power of the office.

Product details

• Authors: Alexander Hiland
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9781498598255
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-9825-5
• No. of pages: 254
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Rhetoric, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, International Relations, Communication Studies, United States of America, USA, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Central / national / federal government, Central government, Semantics, discourse analysis, etc