War powers : how the imperial presidency hijacked the Constitution / Peter Irons.
| Author/creator | Irons, Peter H., 1940- |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Metropolitan Books/Henly Holt, 2005. |
| Description | x, 303 pages ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | In the beginning: "the power of war and peace" -- "Not only war but public war": congressional authority in the new nation -- "A war unjust and unnecessary": seizing a continental empire -- "The great exigencies of government": the Civil War -- "Remember the Maine": the birth of imperial America -- "We must have no criticism now": the war to end all wars -- "The sole organ of the nation": the birth of the imperial presidency -- "The very bring of constitutional power": Japanese Americans and German saboteurs -- "A world-wide American empire": the imperial presidency in the Cold War -- "What every schoolboy knows": Vietnam and congressional abdication -- "We were going to war": from the Gulf War to Afghanistan -- "We will not hesitate to act alone": the American colossus in the age of preemptive war -- "The constitution is just a piece of paper": empire vs. democracy. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-290) and index. |
| LCCN | 2005041488 |
| ISBN | 0805075933 |
| ISBN | 9780805075939 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | KF5060 .I76 2005 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |