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American dynasty : aristocracy, fortune, and the politics of deceit in the house of Bush / createdKevin Phillips.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Viking, 2004.Description: xiv, 397 pages 24 cmISBN:
  • 0670032646 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • E882 PHI
Contents:
Preface -- Introduction -- pt. 1. Family, Dynasty, and restoration -- ch. 1. The not-quite-royal family -- ch. 2. The dynastization of America -- ch. 3. The first American restoration -- pt. 2. Crony capitalism, covert operations, and compassionate conservatism -- ch. 4. Texanomics and compassionate conservatism -- ch. 5. The Enron-Halliburton administration -- ch. 6. Armaments and men : the Bush dynasty and the national security state -- pt. 3. Religion, oil, armaments, and war -- ch. 7. The American presidency and the rise of the Religious Right -- ch. 8. Indiana Bush and the axis of evil -- ch. 9. The wars of the Texas succession -- Afterword : Machiavelli and the American dynastic moment -- Acknowledgments -- appendix A. Armaments and the Walker-Bush Family, 1914-40 -- appendix B. Deception, dissimulation, and disinformation -- Notes -- Index.
Summary: A critical portrait of the Bush political dynasty describes their rise to power over the course of four generations, arguing that the Bush family has used its financial and social empire to gain the White House.
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Book Book Zvishavane Library Open Shelf E882 PHI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 155042 Available BK142263

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface --
Introduction --
pt. 1. Family, Dynasty, and restoration --
ch. 1. The not-quite-royal family --
ch. 2. The dynastization of America --
ch. 3. The first American restoration --
pt. 2. Crony capitalism, covert operations, and compassionate conservatism --
ch. 4. Texanomics and compassionate conservatism --
ch. 5. The Enron-Halliburton administration --
ch. 6. Armaments and men : the Bush dynasty and the national security state --
pt. 3. Religion, oil, armaments, and war --
ch. 7. The American presidency and the rise of the Religious Right --
ch. 8. Indiana Bush and the axis of evil --
ch. 9. The wars of the Texas succession --
Afterword : Machiavelli and the American dynastic moment --
Acknowledgments --
appendix A. Armaments and the Walker-Bush Family, 1914-40 --
appendix B. Deception, dissimulation, and disinformation --
Notes --
Index.


A critical portrait of the Bush political dynasty describes their rise to power over the course of four generations, arguing that the Bush family has used its financial and social empire to gain the White House.

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