The secrets of the kingdom : religion and concealment in the Bush administration
Hugh B. Urban (Author)
The Secrets of the Kingdom is the first book to critically examine the complex relationship between faith and concealment in the Bush White House.
History
XIV, 229 Seiten
9780742552463, 9780742552470, 0742552470, 0742552462
266990704
Chapter 1 Introduction: The Kingdom of Secrets: Religion, Secrecy and the Politics of Empire Chapter 2 Prodigal Son, American Moses: The Faith-Based Presidency of George W. Bush Chapter 3 No Need for Explanation: Generalized Secrecy and Unanswerable Lies Chapter 4 New American Century, New American Empire: Religion, Secrecy, and the Neoconservative Movement Chapter 5 Machiavelli Meets the Religious Right: Michael Ledeen and the Politics of Mass Manipulation Chapter 6 Never Say Lie: The Corporate Media and the Construction of the Bush Image Chapter 7 American Left Behind: Millenarian Dreams and the Sorrows of Empire Chapter 8 Conclusion: Rescuing Openness and "Moral Values" for a Post-Bushist Democracy