Taking Liberties: The War on Terror and the Erosion of American Democracy

by Susan N. Herman

Book Overview

In this eye-opening work, the president of the ACLU takes a hard look at the human and social costs of the War on Terror. Over a decade after 9/11, it is far from clear that the government's hastily adopted antiterrorist tactics--such as the Patriot Act--are keeping us safe, but it is increasingly clear that these emergency measures in fact have the potential to ravage our lives--and have already done just that to countless Americans.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199782547
• ISBN13: 9780199782543
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 9.3" x 6.4"