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When Presidents Lie : A History of Official Deception and Its Consequences by Eric Alterman (2005, Uk-B Format Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100143036041

ISBN-139780143036043

eBay Product ID (ePID)46995192

Product Key Features

Book TitleWhen Presidents Lie : a History of Official Deception and Its Consequences

Number of Pages464 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2005

TopicHistory & Theory, International Relations / General, General, Presidents & Heads of State, United States / General

GenrePolitical Science, Biography & Autobiography, Psychology, History

AuthorEric Alterman

FormatUk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight15 oz

Item Length3.3 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition22

ReviewsProvocative, intriguing and insightful. ( Los Angeles Times Book Review ) Essential reading not only for insiders but for outsiders. (Former White House Counsel John W. Dean, Washington Monthly )

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Dewey Decimal327.73/009/045

Grade ToUP

SynopsisFirst published as a World Book Day title in 2006, this fantastic Rainbow Magic adventure is being refreshed and updated to launch and tie in with the exciting Rainbow Magic Treasure Hunt, launching in July 2009! This edition features a refreshed cover and updated text to tie in the story with the Treasure Hunt., Alterman's When Presidents Lie is a compelling historical examination of four specific post-World War II presidential lies whose consequences were greater than could ever have been predicted., By the end of the 20th century, after decades of demoralizing revelations about the mendacity of their elected officials, most Americans had come to accept the fact that deception was not only an accepted practice in government but also pervasive. Whatever the reasons proposed to justify falsehoods - practicality, expediency, extraordinary conditions of wartime - the ability to lie convincingly had come to be regarded as almost being a qualification for holding public office. Although such behaviour has come to be tolerated, little accounting has been taken of the effects of this institutionalized dishonesty in our political culture. In When Presidents Lie journalist and historian Eric Alterman examines four key presidential lies of the postwar period, all of them regarding a crucial question of war and peace. When Presidents Lie is history at its most compelling, a balanced, eloquent, and revelatory chronicle of presidential dishonesty and its incalculable costs.