State power and democracy
Subtitle: before and during the presidency of George W. Bush
By: Andrew Kolin
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9780230109353
Description: State Power and Democracy is the first book to show that the Bush police state didn't commence when Bush was inaugurated. It proves, instead, that the seeds of an American police state can be traced all the way back to the founding of the republic.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Growth of state power and the assault on democracy; title: Eroding democracy in a time of crisis; title: Accelerating the assault on democracy; title: Absolute power at the expense of democracy; title: A police state; title: Actions taken against enemies of the state; title: Exporting an American police state; title: The future?