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  • The Lost Soul of the American Presidency

    The Decline into Demagoguery and the Prospects for Renewal

    The American presidency is not what it once was. Nor, Stephen F. Knott contends, what it was meant to be. Taking on an issue as timely as Donald Trump’s latest tweet and old as the American republic, the distinguished presidential scholar documents the devolution of the American presidency from the neutral, unifying office envisioned by the framers of the Constitution into the demagogic, partisan ... Leer más

    $15.99 USD

  • Coming to Terms with John F. Kennedy

    Stephen F. Knott has spent his life grappling with the legacy of President John F. Kennedy: JFK was the first president Knott remembers, he worked for Ted Kennedy’s Senate campaign in 1976, and later he worked at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston. Moreover, Knott’s scholarly work on the American presidency has wrestled with Kennedy’s time in office and whether his presidency was ultimately a ... Leer más

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  • Conspirator in Chief

    The Long Tradition of Conspiracy Theories in the American Presidency

    Esteemed presidential historian Stephen F. Knott takes readers on a sobering tour of the lowlights in the American presidency, showing how presidents from Thomas Jefferson to Donald Trump have engaged in reckless conspiracy-mongering about their political opponents in an effort to increase their power and privilege.Today we are inundated with conspiracy theories—QAnon, the “Big Lie,” Pizzagate, ... Leer más

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  • The 2020 Presidential Election in the South

    Series series Voting, Elections, and the Political Process
    The 2020 Presidential Election in the South details how the 2020 presidential election developed in the twelve states of the South. This edited volume features preeminent scholars of Southern politics who analyze the momentous Election of 2020. In addition to chapters organized by state, this volume also focuses upon the issues that drove southern voters, the nominations process in early 2020, as ... Leer más

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  • Amateur Craft

    History and Theory

    de Stephen Knott ...
    Amateur Craft provides an illuminating and historically-grounded account of amateur craft in the modern era, from 19th century Sunday painters and amateur carpenters to present day railway modellers and yarnbombers. Stephen Knott's fascinating study explores the curious and unexpected attributes of things made outside standardised models of mass production, arguing that amateur craft practice is ... Leer más

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  • The Obama Presidency in the Constitutional Order

    A First Look

    The Obama administration is shaping up to be one of the most consequential in recent American history. In this book, a diverse group of presidential scholars step back from the partisan debate to consider the first two years of the Obama presidency through the lens of the U.S. constitution's theory, structure, and powers. They ask how Barack Obama understands and exercises the President's formal ... Leer más

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  • Washington and Hamilton

    The Alliance That Forged America

    The true story of the friendship between founding fathers George Washington and Alexander Hamilton. From the American Revolution to the nation's first tempestuous years, this history book tells the largely untold story of the men who built America from the ground up and changed US history.In the wake of the American Revolution, the Founding Fathers faced a daunting task: overcome their competing ... Leer más

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  • Rush to Judgment

    George W. Bush, The War on Terror, and His Critics

    George W. Bush has been branded the worst president in history and forced to endure accusations that he abused his power while presiding over a “lawless” administration. Stephen Knott, however, contends that Bush has been treated unfairly, especially by presidential historians and the media. He argues that from the beginning scholars abandoned any pretense at objectivity in their critiques and ... Leer más

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    Coming to Terms with John F. Kennedy

    Narrado por Christopher P. Brown ...

    Completo

    10 hora 26 minutos

    Coming to Terms with John F. Kennedy offers a nuanced assessment of the thirty-fifth president, whose legacy and impact people continue to debate to this day. Stephen F. Knott examines Kennedy through the lens of five critical issues: his interpretation of presidential power, his approach to civil rights, and his foreign policy toward Cuba, the Soviet Union, and Vietnam. Knott also explores JFK's ... Leer más

    $19.99 USD

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    Washington and Hamilton

    The Alliance That Forged America

    Narrado por Ron Butler ...

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    10 hora 21 minutos

    In the wake of the American Revolution, the Founding Fathers faced a daunting task: overcome their competing visions to build a new nation, the likes of which the world had never seen. Washington and Hamilton chronicles the unlikely collaboration between two conflicting characters working together to protect their hard-won freedoms. Yet while Washington and Hamilton's different personalities often ... Leer más

    $24.99 USD

  • Interiors in the Era of Covid-19

    Interior Design between the Public and Private Realms

    The Covid-19 lockdowns caused people worldwide to be confined to their homes for longer and on a greater scale than ever before. This forced many unprecedented changes to the way we treat domestic space – as relationships shifted between the public and the private worlds, and homes were rapidly adapted to accommodate the additional roles of schools, offices, gyms, restaurants, making-spaces and ... Leer más

    $29.99 USD

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    Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters

    Thirty-Nine Tiny Mistakes That Changed the World Forever

    de Jared Knott ...
    Narrado por Stephen Bowlby ...

    Completo

    11 hora 53 minutos

    The small things that had great historical consequences …How often does a single tiny mistake cause an entire civilization to collapse? More often than you think! Listeners of Jared Knott’s book Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters will be amazed at the little things that changed history in a big way. Here are a few examples:A single document poorly designed by one single clerk in one single county changed ... Leer más

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