America's two constitutions : a study of the treatment of dissenters in time of war / Thomas J. Reed.
2017
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America's two constitutions : a study of the treatment of dissenters in time of war / Thomas J. Reed.
Imprint
Madison : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, [2017]
Description
xvii, 465 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Formatted Contents Note
The Whigs and the Tories : dissent during the revolution
The war power, suspension of civil liberties and military commissions during the Civil War
Wilson's war on anti-war protesters
Franklin Roosevelt and military necessity
The Cold War
The treatment of Vietnam anti-war activists and draft resisters
The War on Terrorism and suspension of civil liberties
Summary and conclusions.
The war power, suspension of civil liberties and military commissions during the Civil War
Wilson's war on anti-war protesters
Franklin Roosevelt and military necessity
The Cold War
The treatment of Vietnam anti-war activists and draft resisters
The War on Terrorism and suspension of civil liberties
Summary and conclusions.
Summary
"[This book] explores the history of the treatment of dissenters in time of war, beginning with the treatment of Tories during the Revolution, followed by description and analysis of the Lincoln administration's treatment of disloyal persons during the Civil War, President Wilson's organized plan to curb anti-war, anti-draft groups including the Socialist party during World War I, President Roosevelt's handling of the Japanese internment program and trial of U.S. citizens by military commission during World War II, the cold war campaign against Communists in government and in the entertainment field, the FBI spying program COINTELL and other means to curb draft resisters and anti-war groups during the Vietnam war followed by a chapter on the post 9-11 treatment of suspected terrorists including surreptitious interception of electronic traffic and trial of U.S. citizens and foreign nationals by military commission. The final chapter concludes that the United States has two constitutions: the written constitution in peacetime and a special unwritten constitution in time of war or national emergency."-- Back cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-417) and index.
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Online version: Reed, Thomas J. (Thomas James), 1940- author. America's two constitutions Madison, New Jersey : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press ; Lanham, Maryland : The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., 2017
Call Number
KF5900 .R44 2017
Language
English
ISBN
9781683931126 hardcover alkaline paper
1683931122 hardcover alkaline paper
9781683931140 paperback alkaline paper
1683931149 paperback alkaline paper
1683931122 hardcover alkaline paper
9781683931140 paperback alkaline paper
1683931149 paperback alkaline paper
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