{"product_id":"9780143118688","title":"Bomb Power: The Modern Presidency and the National Security State","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking examination of how the atomic bomb profoundly altered the nature of American democracy. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLook out for a new book from Garry Wills, \u003ci\u003eWhat the Qur'an Meant\u003c\/i\u003e, coming fall 2017. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBomb Power\u003c\/i\u003e, bestselling author Garry Wills presents a blistering critique of excessive executive power and official secrecy, drawing a direct line from the Manhattan Project to the usurpations of George W. Bush. He reveals how the atomic bomb transformed our nation down to its deepest constitutional roots-by dramatically increasing the power of the modern presidency and redefining the government as a national security state-leaving us in a state of continuous war alert for nearly seven decades. Bold and incisive, \u003ci\u003eBomb Power\u003c\/i\u003e casts the history of the postwar period in a new light and sounds an alarm about the continued threat to our Constitution.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049303458032,"sku":"9780143118688","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780143118688_p0.jpg?v=1763656840","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780143118688","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}