The Tree of Liberty: A Documentary History of Rebellion and Political Crime in America. A Legal, Historical, Social, and Psychological Inquiry into Rebellions and Political Crimes, Their Causes, Suppression, and Punishment in the United States
Language: English
Published by The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, 1986
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xlviii, 714 (3) pp, acknowledgments, introduction, note to readers and users, 1. the Colonial Heritage, 1352-1750; 2. The Revolutionary War, 1765-1781; 3. The Dawn of the Republic, 1785-1815; 4. Cosolidation and Schism: Suffrage, Citizenship, and the Right of Secession, 1821-1861; 5. The Civil War, 1861-1870; 6. Social and Industrial Stress: The Struggles of Native Americans, Women, and Labor, 1871-1916.; 7. World War I. and the Rise of Totalitarianism, 1917-1940; 8. World War II Era, 1939-1946; 9. The Cold War and the Battle against Subversion, 1947-1967; 10. The Age of Protest: Civil Rights, Student, Urban, and Vietnam War Protests, 1961-1976; 11. Contemporary Political Conflicts and Domestic Security, 1948-1985; 12. International Terrorism and Human Rights, 1961-1985; bibliography, concordance and user's guide, table of cases, proper name index with b&w illustrations. First Edition, 1986. Not Price Clipped. Two 1" closed tear to the front panel dj, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Grey heavy-weave cloth with grey title plate and silver lettering to spine, Size: 4to. …
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- Title
- The Tree of Liberty: A Documentary History of Rebellion and Political Crime in America. A Legal, Historical, Social, and Psychological Inquiry into Rebellions and Political Crimes, Their Causes, Suppression, and Punishment in the United States
- Author
- Kittrie, Nicholas N. and Eldon D. Wedlock (eds.)
- Publisher
- The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD
- Publication year
- 1986
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine
- Book Type
- Book
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0801824974
- ISBN 13
- 9780801824975
- Edition
- First Edition.
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Benedict Arnold and Cesar Chavez, Johns Wilkes Booth and Martin Luther King, the Rosenbergs, the Berrigans, the Founding Fathers, and the suffragists--all have engaged in political behavior defined at one time or another as "criminal." This monumental work, now in a second, expanded edition that includes new material on the Iran Contra affair, David Koresh, Ruby Ridge, and the Unibomber, recounts the uninterrupted and ongoing story of dissent, disobedience, violence, and rebellion in America. Built around a collection of more than 400 documents that span an extraordinary range, both in time and in kind, The Tree of Liberty forcefully documents how challenges to government and authority have shaped the nation's thought, history, and freedom. An introductory note places each document in its historical context; read together, these headnotes constitute a narrative history of dissent in the United States. The book's full concordance enables readers to trace the development of specific issues--terrorism or states' rights, civil disobedience or assassination--through the country's past and present.
"Far and away the most comprehensive and carefully selected sourcebook of its kind. The book should be indispensable to every student of law and history."--Henry Steele Commager
"It is rare to find a reference work that is not only factual but readable... Now a university press brings out an important and welcome exception that beautifully succeeds in blending both story and history in one sturdy volume."--New York Times
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"A book to be dipped into and used over and over again... a trove of information." -- Christian Science Monitor
"Instructive and disturbing." -- Los Angeles Times
"A big, engrossing volume... but there is nothing dry about it." -- American Heritage
"It is rare to find a reference work that is not only factual but readable... Now a university press brings out an important and welcome exception that beautifully succeeds in blending both story and history in one sturdy volume." -- New York Times
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