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Restoring the balance : war powers in an age of terror /
Since 9/11, one of the most dominant issues in American politics has been: what exactly is a war on terror and who is in charge of it? Previous books on this topic have fallen off the horse on either side: on the right, making military actions under the Bush administration equal to previous declared...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Santa Barbara, Calif. :
ABC-CLIO,
©2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Since 9/11, one of the most dominant issues in American politics has been: what exactly is a war on terror and who is in charge of it? Previous books on this topic have fallen off the horse on either side: on the right, making military actions under the Bush administration equal to previous declared wars and ceding too much war-making power to the presidency or on the left, requiring congressional approval for any national security steps at all, contradicting much of American historical precedent. Weinberger presents a novel understanding of the Declare War clause of the Constitution (Article. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 181 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-172) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780313360404 0313360405 1282341588 9781282341586 9786612341588 6612341580 |