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OverviewPresidential Power, Rhetoric, and the Terror Wars: The Sovereign Presidency argues that the War on Terror provided an opportunity to fundamentally change the presidency. Alexander Hiland analyzes the documents used to exercise presidential powers, including executive orders, signing statements, and presidential policy directives. Treating these documents as genres of speech-act that are ideologically motivated, Hiland provides a rhetorical criticism that illuminates the values and political convictions at play in these documents. This book reveals how both President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama wielded the personal power of the office to dramatically expand the power of the executive branch. During the War on Terror, the presidency shifted from an imperial form that avoided checks and balances, to a sovereign presidency where the executive branch had the ability to decide whether those checks and balances existed. As a result, Hiland argues that this shift to the sovereign presidency enabled the violation of human rights, myriad policy mistakes, and the degradation of democracy within the United States. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Alexander HilandPublisher: Lexington Books Imprint: Lexington Books Dimensions: Width: 16.10cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.576kg ISBN: 9781498598255ISBN 10: 1498598250 Pages: 254 Publication Date: 21 October 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsChapter 1: The Sovereign Presidency Chapter 2: Coopting Congress Chapter 3: Working in Secret Chapter 4: Ruling by Decree Chapter 5: Reclaiming SovereigntyReviewsPresidential Power, Rhetoric, and the Terror Wars: The Sovereign Presidency by Alexander Hiland is an important new contribution to the rhetorical study of the American Presidency. Hiland provides one of the most important studies of the emergency of Presidential power with regard to the 'war on terror' in the 21st century. This book is an excellent addition to any current study of rhetoric, and especially courses aiming to examine either the 'war on terror' or contemporary aspects of the American Presidency.--Ben Voth, associate professor, communication; director of speech and debate, Southern Methodist University; former advisor for the George W Bush institute, the Coolidge Presidential foundation and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in DC Presidential Power, Rhetoric, and the Terror Wars: The Sovereign Presidency by Alexander Hiland is an important new contribution to the rhetorical study of the American Presidency. Hiland provides one of the most important studies of the emergency of Presidential power with regard to the 'war on terror' in the 21st century. This book is an excellent addition to any current study of rhetoric, and especially courses aiming to examine either the 'war on terror' or contemporary aspects of the American Presidency.--Ben Voth, Southern Methodist University Author InformationAlexander Hiland is lecturer in communication studies and assistant director of debate at James Madison University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |