From Chinese exclusion to Guantánamo Bay : plenary power and the prerogative state / Natsu Taylor Saito.

Author/creator Saito, Natsu Taylor
Format Book
Publication InfoBoulder, Colo. : University Press of Colorado, ©2007.
Descriptionx, 497 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents An authority unchallengeable and complete : plenary power over immigrants, American Indians, and external U.S. colonies -- Silencing the constitution : the Japanese American internment and redress -- Military necessity? : the World War II internment of Japanese Latin Americans -- History repeats itself : the racing of Arab Americans as the enemy -- Force trumps law after September 11 : disappearances, detentions, and deportations -- The war on terror : who or what is being protected?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 413-456) and indexes.
LCCN 2006026778
ISBN0870818511 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9780870818516 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks KF5060 .S25 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold