Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-158) and index.
Contents:
Searching for the perfect president -- The symbolic and shamanistic functions of the American presidency -- Overcoming groupthink, the separation of brain and state, and Machiavelli's flattery conundrum -- President John F. Kennedy : act III politician -- Problematic presidential power in our post-9/11 world.
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