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A Noble Calling Character and the George H. W. Bush Presidency

William Levantrosser, Rosanna Perotti

Prepared under the auspices of Hofstra University

Book Code: GM1683

ISBN: 0-313-31683-X

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31683-8

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392 pages, n/a

Praeger Publishers

Publication: 4/30/2004

List Price: $138.95 (UK Sterling Price: £80.00)

Availability: In Stock

Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 1/8 X 9 1/4

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Series Title: Contributions in Political Science

Series Number: 395

Description: In many ways, the presidency of George H. W. Bush was a transitional presidency. The end of the Cold War ushered in a new world with the United States as the dominant power. While many might credit his predecessor, Ronald Reagan, as the one who brought an end to the conflict with the former Soviet Union, George H. W. Bush was an associate president, serving as Vice President during Reagan's two terms. While supporting the work of the Reagan administration and, therefore, providing some continuity with it, President Bush had a different style of leadership and new priorities to establish. This volume of essays by cabinet members, world leaders, and scholars examine the formation of Bush's character and the factors that influenced his leadership as a legislator, a diplomat, and an American president. His family background, his military service, his life experience before going into public life, and the various positions in government service are all reviewed by friends, colleagues, and objective observers. The end result is the most detailed examination ever attempted of Bush's character and its impact on his career.

Table of Contents:

Introduction by Rosanna Perotti
Acknowledgments
Volume Introduction by William F. Levantrosser
Molding Presidential Character: The Bush Apprenticeship
George Bush: Influence of the Family on his Values by Thomas Patrick Melady
The Bush Legacy: First Evaluations
The Moral Leadership of George Bush by Robert B. Charles
George Bush and the Finitude of Presidential Power by Michael A. Genovese
An Evaluation of the Presidency of George Bush by David Mervin
The Limits of Leadership: The Global Context
Not Doing Too Badly for Guys Who Have No Vision Whatsoever and Operate Only on Instinct: Foreign Policy Decision Making Under the Bush Administration by Charles-Philippe David
George Bush and the United Nations by Seymour Maxwell Finger
George Bush and the United Nations: A Prudent Journey from Realism to Moralism, 1971-1993 by Jerry Pubantz
Ending the Cold War
The "Operational Code" of the Bush Administration: Leadership Perceptions and Foreign Policy-Making by Michael F. Cairo
President Bush and the Collapse of Communist Rule in Poland: The Search for Policy in 1989-1990 by Minton F. Goldman
The President as Straight Man: Humor of the Times
Presidential Humor: The Remakings and Remarkings of President George Bush by Jan J. Younger
Being Remembered: The Bush Presidential Library
Index
About the Contributors

LC Card Number: 2003042920

LCC Class: E882

Dewey Class: 973


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