Format:
XVII, 220 S
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21 cm
ISBN:
0393330044
,
9780393330045
Note:
"War and liberty" is an abridgement and adaptation of an earlier work, "Perilous times : free speech in wartime, from the Sedition Act of 1798 to the war on terrorism. W. W. Norton, 2004."
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-204) and index
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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
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
Keywords:
USA
;
Krieg
;
Bürgerrecht
;
Redefreiheit
;
Geschichte 1790-2004
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip078/2006102204.html
