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Author Renshon, Stanley Allen.

Title In his father's shadow : the transformations of George W. Bush / Stanley A. Renshon
Edition First edition
Published New York ; Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2004

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 MELB  973.931092 Bush Ren/Ihf  AVAILABLE
Description xii, 292 pages ; 25 cm
Contents George W. Bush - a chronology -- Introduction : understanding the George W. Bush presidency -- Ch. 1. A historic and controversial president -- Ch. 2. In his father's shadow -- Ch. 3. The president's character -- Ch. 4. Character's tools : the president's psychology -- Ch. 5. George W. Bush : good judgment or cowboy politics? -- Ch. 6. The second transformation : George W. Bush and the 9/11 presidency -- Ch. 7. Principles in practice : George W. Bush's presidential leadership -- Ch. 8. The politics of transformation -- Ch. 9. The dilemmas of a transforming president
Summary "In this look at four pivotal transformations in George W. Bush's life, Renshon shows how Bush's personal transformations provide the model for his ambition to transform America."--BOOK JACKET
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [267]-287) and index
Subject Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946- -- Psychology.
Children of presidents -- United States -- Biography.
Political leadership -- United States -- Case studies.
Political leadership -- United States -- Psychological aspects.
Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
SUBJECT United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001002071
United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001002071 -- Psychological aspects. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002011485
Genre/Form Biographies.
Case studies.
LC no. 2004047802
ISBN 1403965463 (cased)
1403970483 (paperback)