The secrets of the kingdom: religion and concealment in the Bush administration
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,...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Lanham [u.a.]
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
c 2007
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| In: | Year: 2007 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bush, George W. 1946-
/ USA, Government
/ Secrecy
B Bush, George W. 1946- / Religion / Politics |
| Further subjects: | B
Religion And Politics (United States)
History 21st century
B Bush, George W (George Walker) (1946-) Influence B Bush, George W (George Walker) (1946-) Religion |
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| Summary: | 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 |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-222) and index |
| ISBN: | 0742552462 |