The Resource The spoils of war : greed, power, and the conflicts that made our greatest presidents, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita & Alastair Smith
The spoils of war : greed, power, and the conflicts that made our greatest presidents, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita & Alastair Smith
Resource Information
The item The spoils of war : greed, power, and the conflicts that made our greatest presidents, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita & Alastair Smith represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Memorial Hall Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
Resource Information
The item The spoils of war : greed, power, and the conflicts that made our greatest presidents, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita & Alastair Smith represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Memorial Hall Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- "It's striking how many of the presidents Americans venerate--Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy, to name a few--oversaw some of the republic's bloodiest years. Perhaps it's because they looked out for important political causes. Or maybe they just looked out for themselves. This revealing and entertaining book puts some of America's greatest leaders under the microscope, showing how their calls for war, usually remembered as brave and noble, were in fact selfish and convenient. In every case, our presidents chose personal gain over national interest while loudly evoking justice and freedom. The result is an eye-opening retelling of American history, and a call for reforms that may make the future better. In this book, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith show that even leaders who proclaim the loftiest of intentions have concerns and motives that are far less pure than we might like. You'll never look at politics the same way again"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvi, 292 pages
- Contents
-
- George Washington's Wars in Pursuit of Life, Liberty and...Avarice!
- Congress's War of 1812 : Partisanship Starts at the Water's Edge
- Abraham Lincoln and the Pursuit of Ambition!
- Roosevelt's Vanity : Avoiding War for Domestic Gain
- LBJ's Defeat by Debit Card, W's Victory by Credit Card
- John Kennedy and Barack Obama : Two Paths of "Peace"
- Conclusion: Fixing Flaws
- Isbn
- 9781610396622
- Label
- The spoils of war : greed, power, and the conflicts that made our greatest presidents
- Title
- The spoils of war
- Title remainder
- greed, power, and the conflicts that made our greatest presidents
- Statement of responsibility
- Bruce Bueno de Mesquita & Alastair Smith
- Subject
-
- United States -- History, Military
- War and emergency powers -- United States -- History
- Power (Social sciences) -- United States -- History
- Avarice -- Political aspects -- United States -- History
- United States -- Military policy
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Executive Branch
- United States -- Politics and government
- HISTORY / Military / United States
- Presidents -- United States -- History
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / National
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "It's striking how many of the presidents Americans venerate--Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy, to name a few--oversaw some of the republic's bloodiest years. Perhaps it's because they looked out for important political causes. Or maybe they just looked out for themselves. This revealing and entertaining book puts some of America's greatest leaders under the microscope, showing how their calls for war, usually remembered as brave and noble, were in fact selfish and convenient. In every case, our presidents chose personal gain over national interest while loudly evoking justice and freedom. The result is an eye-opening retelling of American history, and a call for reforms that may make the future better. In this book, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith show that even leaders who proclaim the loftiest of intentions have concerns and motives that are far less pure than we might like. You'll never look at politics the same way again"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1946-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Bueno de Mesquita, Bruce
- Dewey number
- 355.00973
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E176.1
- LC item number
- .B923 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1967-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Smith, Alastair
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Presidents
- United States
- United States
- United States
- War and emergency powers
- Avarice
- Power (Social sciences)
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Executive Branch
- HISTORY / Military / United States
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / National
- Label
- The spoils of war : greed, power, and the conflicts that made our greatest presidents, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita & Alastair Smith
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- George Washington's Wars in Pursuit of Life, Liberty and...Avarice! -- Congress's War of 1812 : Partisanship Starts at the Water's Edge -- Abraham Lincoln and the Pursuit of Ambition! -- Roosevelt's Vanity : Avoiding War for Domestic Gain -- LBJ's Defeat by Debit Card, W's Victory by Credit Card -- John Kennedy and Barack Obama : Two Paths of "Peace" -- Conclusion: Fixing Flaws
- Control code
- 1676380
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvi, 292 pages
- Isbn
- 9781610396622
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2016021526
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1676380
- (Sirsi) 1676380
- (OCoLC)954133627
- Label
- The spoils of war : greed, power, and the conflicts that made our greatest presidents, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita & Alastair Smith
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- George Washington's Wars in Pursuit of Life, Liberty and...Avarice! -- Congress's War of 1812 : Partisanship Starts at the Water's Edge -- Abraham Lincoln and the Pursuit of Ambition! -- Roosevelt's Vanity : Avoiding War for Domestic Gain -- LBJ's Defeat by Debit Card, W's Victory by Credit Card -- John Kennedy and Barack Obama : Two Paths of "Peace" -- Conclusion: Fixing Flaws
- Control code
- 1676380
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvi, 292 pages
- Isbn
- 9781610396622
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2016021526
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1676380
- (Sirsi) 1676380
- (OCoLC)954133627
Subject
- Avarice -- Political aspects -- United States -- History
- HISTORY / Military / United States
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Executive Branch
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / National
- Power (Social sciences) -- United States -- History
- Presidents -- United States -- History
- United States -- History, Military
- United States -- Military policy
- United States -- Politics and government
- War and emergency powers -- United States -- History
Embed (Experimental)
Settings
Select options that apply then copy and paste the RDF/HTML data fragment to include in your application
Embed this data in a secure (HTTPS) page:
Layout options:
Include data citation:
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.mhl.org/portal/The-spoils-of-war--greed-power-and-the/sxQBUd9fflY/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.mhl.org/portal/The-spoils-of-war--greed-power-and-the/sxQBUd9fflY/">The spoils of war : greed, power, and the conflicts that made our greatest presidents, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita & Alastair Smith</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.mhl.org/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.mhl.org/">Memorial Hall Library</a></span></span></span></span></div>
Note: Adjust the width and height settings defined in the RDF/HTML code fragment to best match your requirements
Preview
Cite Data - Experimental
Data Citation of the Item The spoils of war : greed, power, and the conflicts that made our greatest presidents, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita & Alastair Smith
Copy and paste the following RDF/HTML data fragment to cite this resource
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.mhl.org/portal/The-spoils-of-war--greed-power-and-the/sxQBUd9fflY/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.mhl.org/portal/The-spoils-of-war--greed-power-and-the/sxQBUd9fflY/">The spoils of war : greed, power, and the conflicts that made our greatest presidents, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita & Alastair Smith</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.mhl.org/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.mhl.org/">Memorial Hall Library</a></span></span></span></span></div>
