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Presidents and civil liberties from Wilson to Obama : a story of poor custodians /
"This book is a history of the civil liberties records of American presidents from Woodrow Wilson to Barack Obama. It examines the full range of civil liberties issues: First Amendment rights of freedom of speech, press and assembly; due process; equal protection, including racial justice, wome...
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| التنسيق: | Printed Book |
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New York:
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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| الوصول للمادة أونلاين: | http://books.google.co.in/books?id=lkX-Fe1axzsC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false |
جدول المحتويات:
- Introduction: presidents and civil liberties
- Part I. The Early Years
- Woodrow Wilson and the suppression of civil liberties in World War I
- Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover : civil liberties in the wilderness
- Franklin D. Roosevelt : the mixed legacy of a strong president
- Part II. Civil Liberties in the Cold War and Civil Rights Eras
- Harry Truman : courage and contradictions
- Dwight D. Eisenhower : a failure of presidential leadership
- John F. Kennedy : the failed promise of the new frontier
- The glory and the tragedy of Lyndon Johnson
- Richard Nixon : a singular abuse of presidential power
- Part III. The Post-Watergate Era
- Gerald Ford : a minor president in very interesting times
- Jimmy Carter : failed president, good civil libertarian
- Ronald Reagan : and George H. W. Bush : the neoconservative assault on civil liberties
- Bill Clinton : the divided soul of a "new democrat"
- Part IV. Civil Liberties in the Age of Terrorism
- George W. Bush : a systematic assault on the constitution over to "The Dark Side"
- Conclusion : reflections on presidents, civil liberties, and democracy : with observations on Barack Obama.