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America's two constitutions : a study of the treatment of dissenters in time of war / Thomas J. Reed

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Reed, Thomas J. (Thomas James), 1940-
Published
Madison : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, [2017]
Physical Description
xvii, 465 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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Contents
The Whigs and the Tories : dissent during the Revolution -- The war powers, 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 Viet Nam anti-war activists and draft resisters -- The War on Terrorism and suspension of civil liberties -- Glossary of legal terms.
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 Viet Nam 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."--
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9781683931126 hardcover alkaline paper
1683931122 hardcover alkaline paper
9781683931140 paperback alkaline paper
1683931149 paperback alkaline paper
9781683931133 (electronic)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-417) and index.
Source of Acquisition
Purchased with funds from the Paterno Libraries Endowment (Campus College Libraries); 2017
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Paterno Libraries Endowment (Campus College Libraries)
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