War and Liberty: An American Dilemma: 1790 to the Present (Paperback) - 07 edition
War and Liberty: An American Dilemma: 1790 to the Present (Paperback) - 07 edition
Edition: 07
Copyright: 2007
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co.
Published: 2007
International: No
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Summary
An essential work on the challenges of preserving civil liberties in wartime by a preeminent scholar of constitutional law.
Winner of eight national awards for his magisterial work Perilous Times, Geoffrey R. Stone has now created a condensed, updated, and more accessible history of civil liberties in wartime. With an in-depth examination of how our constitutional rights have fared during the presidency of George W. Bush, Stone reveals how the federal government has suppressed civil liberties in times of war throughout American history. A sparkling historical narrative, War and Liberty is the perfect book for any reader who wants to understand the current national debate and assess the state of our freedoms.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface: War Fever
The Half War with France: "The Reign of Witches"
The Civil War: "The Man Who Holds the Power"
World War I: "Disloyalty Must Be Crushed Out of Existence"
World War II: "A Jap's a Jap"
The Cold War: "The Scaremongers"
The Vietnam War: "To Expose, Disrupt, and Otherwise Neutralize"
The War on Terrorism: "Not a Blank Check"
Conclusion: A Culture of Civil Liberties
Notes
About the Author
Index
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An essential work on the challenges of preserving civil liberties in wartime by a preeminent scholar of constitutional law.
Winner of eight national awards for his magisterial work Perilous Times, Geoffrey R. Stone has now created a condensed, updated, and more accessible history of civil liberties in wartime. With an in-depth examination of how our constitutional rights have fared during the presidency of George W. Bush, Stone reveals how the federal government has suppressed civil liberties in times of war throughout American history. A sparkling historical narrative, War and Liberty is the perfect book for any reader who wants to understand the current national debate and assess the state of our freedoms.
Acknowledgments
Preface: War Fever
The Half War with France: "The Reign of Witches"
The Civil War: "The Man Who Holds the Power"
World War I: "Disloyalty Must Be Crushed Out of Existence"
World War II: "A Jap's a Jap"
The Cold War: "The Scaremongers"
The Vietnam War: "To Expose, Disrupt, and Otherwise Neutralize"
The War on Terrorism: "Not a Blank Check"
Conclusion: A Culture of Civil Liberties
Notes
About the Author
Index
Published: 2007
International: No
Summary
An essential work on the challenges of preserving civil liberties in wartime by a preeminent scholar of constitutional law.
Winner of eight national awards for his magisterial work Perilous Times, Geoffrey R. Stone has now created a condensed, updated, and more accessible history of civil liberties in wartime. With an in-depth examination of how our constitutional rights have fared during the presidency of George W. Bush, Stone reveals how the federal government has suppressed civil liberties in times of war throughout American history. A sparkling historical narrative, War and Liberty is the perfect book for any reader who wants to understand the current national debate and assess the state of our freedoms.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface: War Fever
The Half War with France: "The Reign of Witches"
The Civil War: "The Man Who Holds the Power"
World War I: "Disloyalty Must Be Crushed Out of Existence"
World War II: "A Jap's a Jap"
The Cold War: "The Scaremongers"
The Vietnam War: "To Expose, Disrupt, and Otherwise Neutralize"
The War on Terrorism: "Not a Blank Check"
Conclusion: A Culture of Civil Liberties
Notes
About the Author
Index