TY  - BOOK
AU  - Williams,Robert
TI  - Political Scandals in the USA
T2  - BAAS Paperbacks : BAAS
SN  - 9781853311895
AV  - JK2249 .W52 1998eb
U1  - 364.1323 21
PY  - 2022///]
CY  - Edinburgh : 
PB  - Edinburgh University Press, 
KW  - Political corruption
KW  - History
KW  - United States
KW  - États-Unis
KW  - Politique et gouvernement
KW  - 1993-2001
KW  - USA
KW  - American Studies
KW  - HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgements --; CHAPTER 1 Introduction: Understanding Political Scandals --; CHAPTER 2 Watergate --; CHAPTER 3 The Iran-Contra Scandal --; CHAPTER 4 Whitewater --; CHAPTER 5 Political Scandals in Congress --; CHAPTER 6 The Place of Scandals in American Political Life --; Select Bibliography --; Index; restricted access
N2  - From Watergate to Whitewater, US politicians have had their fair share of high-profile debacles that have destroyed careers and brought down political parties. Watergate forced the only presidential resignation in American History, the Iran-Contra affair exposed the limitations of President Reagan, and the Whitewater scandal periodically paralysed the White House and embarrassed President Clinton. This book focuses on presidential and congressional scandals of the last 25 years and offers the first sustained explanation of the reasons for them and their often dramatic consequences. By reading this account of the infamous US politicians who are remembered most for their misdemeanours than their achievements, you will come to understand how the American political system really works
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1515/9780585123035
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780585123035
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780585123035/original
ER  -