{"product_id":"9780313316838","title":"Noble Calling Character and the George H. W. Bush Presidency","description":"\u003ch3\u003eContributions in Political Science\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eNoble Calling\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCharacter and the George H. W. Bush Presidency\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWilliam Levantrosser | Rosanna Perotti\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ History \u0026amp; Theory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book presents essays by cabinet members, world leaders, and scholars examining the formation of President George H. W. Bush's character and the factors that influenced his leadership as a legislator, a diplomat, and an American president.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn many ways, the presidency of George H. W. Bush was a transitional presidency. The end of the Cold War ushered in a new world with the United States as the dominant power. While many might credit his predecessor, Ronald Reagan, as the one who brought an end to the conflict with the former Soviet Union, George H. W. Bush was an associate president, serving as Vice President during Reagan's two terms. While supporting the work of the Reagan administration and, therefore, providing some continuity with it, President Bush had a different style of leadership and new priorities to establish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume of essays by cabinet members, world leaders, and scholars examine the formation of Bush's character and the factors that influenced his leadership as a legislator, a diplomat, and an American president. His family background, his military service, his life experience before going into public life, and the various positions in government service are all reviewed by friends, colleagues, and objective observers. The end result is the most detailed examination ever attempted of Bush's character and its impact on his career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eWILLIAM LEVANTROSSER is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Hofstra University. He has published extensively on the American presidency. Among his earlier publications are \u003ci\u003eCongress and the Citizen-Soldier\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHarry S. Truman: The Man from Independence\u003c\/i\u003e (Greenwood Press, 1986).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eROSANNA PEROTTI is Associate Professor of Political Science at Hofstra University. She has published on U.S. immigration policy in \u003ci\u003eInternational Migration Review\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences\u003c\/i\u003e. She also is co-editor, with Meena Bose, of \u003ci\u003eFrom Cold War to New World Order: The Foreign Policy of George H. W. Bush\u003c\/i\u003e (Greenwood Press, 2003).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 April 2004\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePraeger\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780313316838\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e392\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55553335591052,"sku":"9780313316838","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780313316838","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}