Democracy detained : secret, unconstitutional practices in the U.S. war on terror / Barbara J. Olshansky ; foreword by Nat Hentoff.

Author/creator Olshansky, Barbara
Other author Olshansky, Barbara.
Format Book
EditionA Seven Stories Press 1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Seven Stories Press, ©2007.
Descriptionxii, 377 pages ; 21 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Subjects

Contents America's secret prisoners -- The vanishing of visitors and immigrants -- The unprecedented presidential policy of military indefinite investigative detention -- Guantánamo : the legal black hole -- America's not-so-secret military court -- Kidnapping for preventive detention and interrogation under torture -- Floating prisons, ghost detainees, and the nameless -- Hiding the truth in plain sight -- Secret cases and state secrets -- Living under the watchful eye -- Conclusion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 307-358) and index.
LCCN 2005017606
ISBN9781583226346 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1583226346 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1583227342 (pbk.)
ISBN9781583227343 (pbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks KF7661 .O44 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold