769 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Note
Contents page lists "index" beginning on page 771; index not included in the book, but unnumbered page 771 refers to an online index at charliesavage.com/powerwarsindex.
Summary
Recounts how the Obama administration has responded to and been shaped by the international dynamics of the post-September 11 world.
Bibliography
Includes annotated bibliographical references (pages 705-769).
Contents
Part I. Obama's 9/11. The captive ; Acting like Bush ; Things fall apart -- Part II. War in the twenty-first century. Look forward, not back (Captives 2009) ; Stellarwind (Surveillance 1928-2009) ; Targeted killing -- Part III. The security state. Ratchet (Captives 2010-2011) ; The leak crackdown ; Secrecy and secret law -- Part IV. American-style democracy. Wounds the won't heal (Captives 2011-2015) ; Institutionalized (Surveillance 2009-2015) ; The tug of war.