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03016aam a2200433 i 4500 001 F5981BBE621011E7BC2B04C5DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20170706010219 008 160722s2016 nyua b 001 0deng 010 $a 2016021526 020 $a 1610396626 020 $a 9781610396622 035 $a (OCoLC)954133627 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d ON8 $d YDX $d FM0 $d QBX $d OCLCQ $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a E176.1 B923 2016 084 $a POL030000 $a HIS027110 $a POL030000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Bueno de Mesquita, Bruce, $d 1946- $e author. 245 14 $a The Spoils of War : $b Greed, Power, and the Conflicts That Made Our Greatest Presidents / $c Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b PublicAffairs, $c [2016] 300 $a xvi, 292 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 25 cm 520 $a "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"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a 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. 650 0 $a Presidents $z United States $x History. 651 0 $a United States $x History, Military. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government. 651 0 $a United States $x Military policy. 650 0 $a War and emergency powers $z United States $x History. 650 0 $a Avarice $x History. $z United States $x History. 650 0 $a Power (Social sciences) $z United States $x History. 700 1 $a Smith, Alastair, $d 1967- $e author. 941 $a 2 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20240724073627.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20170802023933.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=F5981BBE621011E7BC2B04C5DAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search