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

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. 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 c...

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Main Author: Herman, Susan N.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, USA, 2011.
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Summary: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. 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. From the Oregon lawyer falsely suspected of involvement with terrorism in Spain to the former University of Idaho football player arrested on the pretext that he was.
Physical Description:1 online resource (297 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199782758
019978275X
9780199782543
0199782547
1283296977
9781283296977
9786613296979
661329697X
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.