Intro -- Title Page -- Contents -- Chapter 1. Studying the "W": Either You Loved Him .... by Donald R. Kelley -- Chapter 2. Between Expectations and Realities: The Presidential Contribution by Bert A. Rockman -- Chapter 3. Mass Polarization during the Bush Presidency by D. Sunshine Hillygus and Barry C. Burden -- Chapter 4. The Unitary Executive Theory and the Bush Legacy by Mark J. Rozell and Mitchel A. Sollenberger -- Chapter 5. The Leadership Difference between Steadfast and Stubborn: How Bush's Psyche Drove Failure in Iraq by Robert Maranto -- Chapter 6. George W. Bush the Decision Maker: Take Two by Alexander Moens -- Chapter 7: The Economic Legacy of George W. Bush by Raymond Tatalovich -- Chapter 8. Wading in the Water: George W. Bush's Civil Rights Agenda by Pearl K. Ford Dowe -- Chapter 9. The Bush Presidency and Immigration Reform by Rafael A. Jimeno -- Chapter 10. Conclusion: Power and Political Capital in the George W. Bush Presidency by Steven E. Schier -- Editors and Contributors -- Index -- Other Books in the Joseph V. Hughes Jr. and Holly O. Hughes Series on the Presidency and Leadership.

Some of today's most prominent experts on the American presidency offer their perspectives, commentary, and analyses in this volume of studies, commissioned by the Fulbright Institute of International Relations and the Blair Center of Southern Politics and Culture, both at the University of Arkansas.With a shared focus on Bush's decision-making style, the impact of increasing partisanship, economic issues-especially after the 2008 financial meltdown-and, of course, the cumulative impact of 9/11 and the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, the contributors link their observations and conclusions to broader political and policy-related questions. They also take the opportunity to compare the Bush presidency with that of his successor, Barack Obama, through the latter administration's experience of disappointment in the 2010 congressional elections.The debate over the Bush legacy will not soon end, and this volume does not presume to offer the definitive, final commentary. It does, however, bridge the gap between dispassionate academic commentary written essentially for scholars and the sort of informed and unbiased analysis written for a larger public audience, contributing to the public understanding of our recent national experience. Taking the Measure: The Presidency of George W. Bush contributes significantly to the beginnings of careful, systematic consideration of the George W. Bush presidency.

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