The Constitution in Wartime: Beyond Alarmism and Complacency

by Richard H. Pildes

Book Overview

Most recent discussion of the United States Constitution and war--both the war on terrorism and the war in Iraq--has been dominated by two diametrically opposed views: the alarmism of those who see many current policies as portending gross restrictions on American civil liberties, and the complacency of those who see these same policies as entirely reasonable accommodations to the new realities of national security. Whatever their contributions to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822334682
• ISBN13: 9780822334682
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Amazon info incorrect

The editor of this book is Mark Tushnet. The other names listed above are contributors (as Tushnet is also). The book is well described in Tushnet's Introduction (pp. 1-7).