Bibliograph

Rights at risk, the limits of liberty in modern America, David K. Shipler

Type

Label

Rights at risk, the limits of liberty in modern America, David K. Shipler

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-361) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Rights at risk

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

745979760

Responsibility statement

David K. Shipler

Sub title

the limits of liberty in modern America

Summary

A Pulitzer Prize winner delivers an enlightening, intensely researched examination of violations of the constitutional principles that preserve individual rights and civil liberties from courtrooms to classrooms

Table Of Contents

Introduction : the insolence of office -- Torture and torment -- Confessing falsely -- The assistance of counsel -- The tilted playing field -- Below the law -- Silence and its opposite -- A redress of grievances -- Inside the schoolhouse gate -- The Constitutional culture

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