Kitts Kenneth (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Lynne Rienner, Boulder, CO. 2006. 194 pgs. Signed and inscribed by the author to a member of the 9/11 commission. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Through a series of five case studies, Kitts (political science, Francis Marion U. ) analyzes the role of presidential "blue-ribbon" commissions in the context of US national security policy. Offering chapters on the Roberts Commission and Pearl Harbor, the Rockefeller Commission and abuses by the CIA, the Scowcroft Commission and the MX Missile, the Tower Commission and the Iran-Contra scandal, and the 9/11 Commission, Kitts follows a common template for each case, exploring the precipitating crisis or event; the political situation confronting the president; the decision to create a commission; the process of determining mandate and membership; the mechanics and politics of the investigation; the drafting, issuance, and impact of the final report; and the political aftermath. Overall, Kitts argues, the story of presidential commissions is the story of presidential attempts at damage control. EB; 9.1 X 6.0 X 0.8 inches; 194 pages.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. NO JACKET. Hardback 2006. Bright lettering on the spine & on the front board. Clean & tight. No inscriptions. Flat pages. NO JACKET. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref G105. Presidential Commissions and National Security: The Politics of Damage Control.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!