The Patriot Act by Herbert N Foerstel
Critics respond that many provisions of the Patriot Act were simply resurrected from old FBI wish lists, having no relevance to the war on terror and providing little security in exchange for precious liberties.-
Capital Punishment
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The Politics of Sexuality
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Endangered Species
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Substance Abuse in America
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Attacks on the American Press
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U.S. Election Campaigns
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U.S. Foreign Policy
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White-Collar and Corporate Crime
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Civil Liberties and the State
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Culture Wars in America
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Islamism
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Cyber Warfare
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Arab-Israeli Conflict
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9/11 and the War on Terror
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Free Speech and Censorship
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Poverty in the United States
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Immigration
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Abortion
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Water Rights and the Environment in the United States
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Animal Rights and Welfare
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Evolution and Creationism
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Modern Slavery
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The Iraq War
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Gun Control
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Afghanistan War
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Vaccination and Its Critics
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Victims' Rights
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Homelessness
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Modern Genocide
"Clearly organized and well focused, this work's eight chapters provide insight into the development, passage, and eventual reauthorization of the Patriot ActAccess to the materials is typical of a reference work, with a straightforward table of contents and index. Other beginning researcher-friendly features include bulleted introductions to key documents and a further readings section....The jewels are the 64 primary source documents culled from statutes, debates, transcripts of press conferences and interviews, and position papers from such groups as the ACLU....[T]his readable, informative work finds a niche. Recommended. Lower- and upper-level undergraduates; general readers." - Choice
"This pair of documentary guides brings together selected primary source materials on two complementary topics....both of these titles are recommended for libraries serving advance high-school and undergraduate college researchers. (Reviewed with Islamism)." - Booklist
"This pair of documentary guides brings together selected primary source materials on two complementary topics....both of these titles are recommended for libraries serving advance high-school and undergraduate college researchers. (Reviewed with Islamism)." - Booklist
Herbert N. Foerstel is the former Head of Branch Libraries at the University of Maryland, board member of the Freedom to Read Foundation, and editor of Maryland Library Association's newspaper. He is the author of many books on free press issues, including Refuge of a Scoundrel: The Patriot Act in Libraries (Libraries Unlimited, 2004) and Killing the Messenger: Journalists at Risk in Modern Warfare (Praeger, 2006).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780313341427 |
| ISBN 10 | 0313341427 |
| Title | The Patriot Act |
| Author | Herbert N Foerstel |
| Series | Documentary And Reference Guides |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Year published | 2007-12-01 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
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