Security V. Liberty: Conflicts Between National Security and Civil Liberties in American History

by Daniel A. Farber (Editor)

"In Security v. Liberty, Daniel Farber leads a group of prominent historians and legal experts in exploring the varied ways in which threats to national security have affected civil liberties throughout American history. Has the government's response to such threats led to a gradual loss of freedoms once taken for granted, or has the nation learned how to restore civil liberties after threats subside and how to put protections in place for the future?" Security v. Liberty focuses on periods of national emergency in the twentieth century - from World War I through the Vietnam War - to explore how past episodes might bear upon today's dilemma.

250 pages, Hardcover

First published April 24, 2008

Reviews

[Conor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book with some fantastic essays and some okay and one or two mediocre ones. I am going to use this in an upcoming course and there is a lot there. Nice historical analysis of the National Security Question.