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Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0742539482
ISBN-13
9780742539488
eBay Product ID (ePID)
46605263
Product Key Features
Book Title
Moral Leadership and the American Presidency
Number of Pages
160 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Political Process / General, Presidents & Heads of State, Personality, American Government / General
Publication Year
2005
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, Biography & Autobiography, Psychology
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
12.2 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2005-010744
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
Robert Denton has written a remarkable book. Using the prisms of contemporary American politics and political journalism, Denton has plumbed the depths of our present polarization. He finds the roots of that polarization are deeper than the empty careerism of office holders, the dominance of campaign managers or the machinations of a sensationalistic press. With incredible daring Denton plumbs the deep divisions in America'divisions between locals and cosmopolitans, between the secular and the devout, andbetween rural and urban perspectives. He finds that our present political rhetoric mobilizes and exaggerates these divisions. His book unmasks this rhetoric and documents its unhealthy effects. This book is passionate, fluent, powerful. Denton is clearly fed up with the kind of nonsense that passes for political analysis and the mean-spirited character assassination that passes for criticism. He has also abandoned the good-buddy language of advertising that characterizes so many contemporary books onpolitical culture. His book is blunt, built around a driving purpose. Reading it was like taking a shower in cold slivers of steel., Political scientists and political communication scholars sometimes forget that the messenger is just as important as the message. Bob Denton has written a thoughtful book, demonstrating that ethos and character matter and that moral presidential leadership is essential for a healthy republic and vibrant democracy. His work harkens back to a presidency that Franklin D. Roosevelt called 'preeminently a place for moral leadership.', "Political scientists and political communication scholars sometimes forget that the messenger is just as important as the message. Bob Denton has written a thoughtful book, demonstrating that ethos and character matter and that moral presidential leadership is essential for a healthy republic and vibrant democracy. His work harkens back to a presidency that Franklin D. Roosevelt called 'preeminently a place for moral leadership.'" --Henry C. Kenski, University of Arizona, coauthor of Attack Politics "Robert Denton has written a remarkable book. Using the prisms of contemporary American politics and political journalism, Denton has plumbed the depths of our present polarization. He finds the roots of that polarization are deeper than the empty careerism of office holders, the dominance of campaign managers or the machinations of a sensationalistic press. With incredible daring Denton plumbs the deep divisions in America?divisions between locals and cosmopolitans, between the secular and the devout, andbetween rural and urban perspectives. He finds that our present political rhetoric mobilizes and exaggerates these divisions. His book unmasks this rhetoric and documents its unhealthy effects. This book is passionate, fluent, powerful. Denton is clearly fed up with the kind of nonsense that passes for political analysis and the mean-spirited character assassination that passes for criticism. He has also abandoned the good-buddy language of advertising that characterizes so many contemporary books onpolitical culture. His book is blunt, built around a driving purpose. Reading it was like taking a shower in cold slivers of steel." --Andrew A. King, Louisiana State University; editor of Postmodern Political Communication "Robert Denton has written a remarkable book. Using the prisms of contemporary American politics and political journalism, Denton has plumbed the depths of our present polarization. He finds the roots of that polarization are deeper than the empty careerism of office holders, the dominance of campaign managers or the machinations of a sensationalistic press. With incredible daring Denton plumbs the deep divisions in America-divisions between locals and cosmopolitans, between the secular and the devout, and between rural and urban perspectives. He finds that our present political rhetoric mobilizes and exaggerates these divisions. His book unmasks this rhetoric and documents its unhealthy effects. This book is passionate, fluent, powerful. Denton is clearly fed up with the kind of nonsense that passes for political analysis and the mean-spirited character assassination that passes for criticism. He has also abandoned the good-buddy language of advertising that characterizes so many contemporary books on political culture. His book is blunt, built around a driving purpose. Reading it was like taking a shower in cold slivers of steel." --Andrew A. King, Louisiana State University; editor of Postmodern Political Communication
Dewey Decimal
973/.099
Table Of Content
Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 1 Presidential Character: Does It Really Matter? Chapter 3 2 The Diminished Presidency: Post-Clinton Chapter 4 3 The American Presidency: The Job Description Chapter 5 4 The American Presidency and Moral Leadership Chapter 6 5 The Case of William Jefferson Clinton Chapter 7 6 So, What About George W. Bush? Chapter 8 7 The Presidency, Moral Leadership, and a Government as Good as the American People Chapter 9 Selected Bibliography
Synopsis
We have a crisis of leadership in America today. We are not electing the very best to public office, nor are the best willing to serve. As a nation, we have lowered our standards and expectations of those who run and their performance in office. Robert E. Denton, Jr.'s exceptional book explores moral presidential leadership, ultimately calling for a return to a 'heroic presidency.' Briefly surveying presidential character throughout our history, he gives an overview of the decline in trust of the government and offers possible reasons for this trend. Denton argues that personal character and integrity are essential and critical presidential traits. Focusing mainly on Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, he compares the scandal-filled terms of Clinton and Richard Nixon and looks at Bush vis- -vis the elections, September 11, and the Iraq war. Denton addresses the myth of separating private from public behavior and shows how virtually everything presidents do or say influences their decisions and impacts citizens. Moral Leadership and the American Presidency is a must-read for anyone interested in the modern role of the president or in morality in American public life., This book calls for moral presidential leadership and a return to a 'heroic presidency.' Surveying presidential character throughout our history, Robert E. Denton, Jr., argues that character and integrity are essential presidential traits. He compares the scandal-filled terms of Bill Clinton and Richard Nixon and looks at George W. Bush vis-^-vis the elections, September 11, and the Iraq War. He addresses the myth of separating private from public behavior and shows how virtually everything presidents do or say influences their decisions and impacts citizens. Moral Leadership and the American Presidency is a must-read for anyone interested in the modern role of the president or in morality in American public life., We have a crisis of leadership in America today. We are not electing the very best to public office, nor are the best willing to serve. As a nation, we have lowered our standards and expectations of those who run and their performance in office. Robert E. Denton, Jr.'s exceptional book explores moral presidential leadership, ultimately calling for a return to a 'heroic presidency.' Briefly surveying presidential character throughout our history, he gives an overview of the decline in trust of the government and offers possible reasons for this trend. Denton argues that personal character and integrity are essential and critical presidential traits. Focusing mainly on Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, he compares the scandal-filled terms of Clinton and Richard Nixon and looks at Bush vis-^-vis the elections, September 11, and the Iraq war. Denton addresses the myth of separating private from public behavior and shows how virtually everything presidents do or say influences their decisions and impacts citizens. Moral Leadership and the American Presidency is a must-read for anyone interested in the modern role of the president or in morality in American public life., This book calls for moral presidential leadership and a return to a heroic presidency. Surveying presidential character throughout our history, Robert E. Denton, Jr., argues that character and integrity are essential presidential traits. He compares the scandal-filled terms of Bill Clinton and Richard Nixon and looks at George W. Bush vis-vis the elections, September 11, and the Iraq War. He addresses the myth of separating private from public behavior and shows how virtually everything presidents do or say influences their decisions and impacts citizens. Moral Leadership and the American Presidency is a must-read for anyone interested in the modern role of the president or in morality in American public life.
LC Classification Number
JK516.D46 2005
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