Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-222) and index.
Contents:
Preface : an obsession with secrecy -- Introduction : the kingdom of secrets : religion, secrecy, and the politics of empire -- Prodigal son, American Moses : the faith-based presidency of George W. Bush -- No need for explanation : generalized secrecy and unanswerable lies -- New American century, new American empire : religion, secrecy, and the -- Neoconservatives -- Machiavelli meets the religious right : Michael Ledeen and the politics of mass -- Manipulation -- Never say lie : the corporate media and the projection of the Bush image -- America left behind : millenarian dreams and the sorrows of empire -- Conclusion : rescuing openness and "moral values" for a post-Bushist democracy -- Addendum -- Select bibliography -- Index -- About the author.
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