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The Obama presidency a preliminary assessment / edited by Robert P. Watson ... [et al.].
| Other author | Watson, Robert P., 1962- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Albany, N.Y. : SUNY Press, |
| Description | xiii, 443 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from UPCC Books Political Science and Policy Studies 2012 Subject Collection |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | SUNY series on the presidency: contemporary issues |
| Contents | Preface -- Introduction -- Rating presidents and assessing Obama / Robert P. Watson -- Rhetoric and image / Casey Malone Maugh -- Obama's Lincoln: image to ideology / William D. Pederson -- The optimist and the realist / R. Ward Holder -- Obamania in Europe / Marie des Neiges Léonard -- The first hundred days / Sean Savage -- Relations with Congress / Max J. Skidmore -- The firing of General Stanley McChrystal / Douglas M. Brattebo -- The 2010 midterm election / Matthew N. Green -- The u.s. auto industry rescue / Steven A. Stuglin -- Environmental policy and global climate change / Byron W. Daynes & Glen Sussman -- Food and agricultural policy / Julie A. Lester -- Health care reform / Michael K. Gusmano -- Response to the Gulf oil spill / Matthew A. Williams & Brian Richard -- Inherited wars: Afghanistan and Iraq / Tom Lansford & Jack Covarrubias -- Iran policy / Robert J. Pauly -- China policy / De-Yuan Kao -- Counterterrorism policy / Leonard Cutler -- Obama, Libya, and war powers / Louis Fisher -- The policy czar debate / Justin S. Vaughn & José D. Villalobos -- The use of unilateral directives / Graham G. Dodds -- Vice president Joe Biden / Richard M. Yon -- First Lady Michelle Obama / Robert P. Watson -- Conclusion. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2011037744 |
| ISBN | 9781438443294 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781438443287 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |