| War and Liberty: An American Dilemma: 1790 to the Present Contributor(s): Stone, Geoffrey R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393330044 ISBN-13: 9780393330045 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $20.85 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2007 Annotation: Award-winning author Stone has created an in-depth examination of how constitutional rights have fared under the current president, and reveals how the government has suppressed civil liberties in times of war throughout American history. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - United States - Political Science | Civil Rights |
| Dewey: 323.443 |
| LCCN: 2006102204 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" (0.70 lbs) 242 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Stone, Geoffrey R.: - Geoffrey R. Stone is the author of the prize-winning Perilous Times. He is the Edward H. Levi Distinguished Service Professor of Law at the University of Chicago and one of our nation's leading constitutional scholars. |