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A First Historical Assessment
Princeton University Press
October 2010
On Sale: October 3, 2010
398 pages
ISBN: 0691149011
EAN: 9780691149011
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
The Presidency of George W. Bush brings together some of
today's top American historians to offer the first in-depth
look at one of the most controversial U.S. presidencies.
Emotions surrounding the Bush presidency continue to run
high--conservatives steadfastly defend its achievements,
liberals call it a disgrace. This book examines the
successes as well as the failures, covering every major
aspect of Bush's two terms in office. It puts issues in
broad historical context to reveal the forces that shaped
and constrained Bush's presidency--and the ways his
presidency reshaped the nation. The Presidency of George W. Bush features contributions by
Mary L. Dudziak, Gary Gerstle, David Greenberg, Meg Jacobs,
Michael Kazin, Kevin M. Kruse, Nelson Lichtenstein, Fredrik
Logevall, Timothy Naftali, James T. Patterson, and the
book's editor, Julian E. Zelizer. Each chapter tackles some
important aspect of Bush's administration--such as
presidential power, law, the war on terror, the Iraq
invasion, economic policy, and religion--and helps readers
understand why Bush made the decisions he did. Taking
readers behind the headlines of momentous events, the
contributors show how the quandaries of the Bush presidency
were essentially those of conservatism itself, which was
confronted by the hard realities of governance. They
demonstrate how in fact Bush frequently disappointed the
Right, and how Barack Obama's 2008 election victory cast the
very tenets of conservatism in doubt. History will be the ultimate judge of Bush's legacy, and the
assessment begins with this book.
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