| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
769 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Contents page lists "index" beginning on page 771; index not included in the book, but unnumbered page 771 refers to an online index at charliesavage.com/powerwarsindex. |
| Summary |
Recounts how the Obama administration has responded to and been shaped by the international dynamics of the post-September 11 world. |
| Bibliography |
Includes annotated bibliographical references (pages 705-769). |
| Contents |
Part I. Obama's 9/11. The captive ; Acting like Bush ; Things fall apart -- Part II. War in the twenty-first century. Look forward, not back (Captives 2009) ; Stellarwind (Surveillance 1928-2009) ; Targeted killing -- Part III. The security state. Ratchet (Captives 2010-2011) ; The leak crackdown ; Secrecy and secret law -- Part IV. American-style democracy. Wounds the won't heal (Captives 2011-2015) ; Institutionalized (Surveillance 2009-2015) ; The tug of war. |
| Subject |
Obama, Barack.
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Obama, Barack. |
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National security -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
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National security. |
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United States. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
21st century |
| Subject |
United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-2017.
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Terrorism -- Prevention -- Government policy -- United States.
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Terrorism -- Prevention -- Government policy. |
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Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp.
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Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp. |
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Politics and government. |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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| ISBN |
0316286575 (hardcover) |
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9780316286572 (hardcover) |
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