The twilight of democracy : the Bush plan for America / by Van Bergen, Jennifer

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Power play : the Bush presidency and the Constitution / by Pfiffner, James P.

Table of Contents: “…-- The nature of executive power -- Creating individual rights and an independent legislature -- The American Constitution -- The power to imprison : habeas corpus -- The power to torture -- The power to surveil -- The power to ignore the law : signing statements -- Conclusion: Constitutionalism and the rule of law.…”

The hero's journey toward a second American century / by Salla, Michael E., PALCI EBSCO books

Table of Contents: “…The hero's journey -- The hero's journey in world politics -- America's first hero's journey (1764-1822): America as beacon of liberty and republicanism -- America's second hero's journey (1823-1855): rule of law and manifest destiny -- America's third hero's journey (1855-1891): Civil war and The Monroe Doctrine -- America's fourth hero's journey (1889-1912): America's rise to great power status -- America's fifth hero's journey (1913-1933): making the world safe for democracy -- America's sixth hero's journey (1933-1974): the democratic struggle against fascism and communism -- America's seventh hero's journey (1974- ): human rights, humanitarian intervention, and a new world order -- Renewing America's seventh hero's journey for the second American century.…”
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Wars on terrorism and Iraq : human rights, unilateralism, and U.S. foreign policy / by PALCI EBSCO books

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