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War and Liberty An American Dilemma: 1790 to the Present

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ISBN-10: 0393330044

ISBN-13: 9780393330045

Edition: 2007

Authors: Geoffrey R. Stone

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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…    
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Book details

List price: $21.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/17/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 242
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.30" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English

Geoffrey R. Stone is the Edward H. Levi Distinguished Service Professor in the Law Schoool at the University of Chicago. From 1987 to 1993 he served as dean of the Law School, and from 1993 to 2002 he served as provost of the University of Chicago.�He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Fellow of the American Philosophical Society, and a member of the American Law Institute.

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