{"product_id":"civil-liberties-in-america-samuel-walker-9781576079270","title":"Civil Liberties in America: A Reference Handbook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA concise, authoritative guide to civil liberties issues in American society, from freedom of speech and religious liberty to due process, equal protection, and privacy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten for a general audience, this work clearly defines civil liberties and explains their legal basis in the Bill of Rights, state constitutions, legal statutes, and administrative regulations. It reviews the subject's history from 1917 to the present, and covers the full range of civil liberties issues: the First Amendment, due process, equal protection, and privacy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn addition to extensive material on past controversies such as the \u003ci\u003eScopes\u003c\/i\u003e trial and the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, the book discusses important contemporary issues such as censorship on the Internet and drug testing. The coverage also examines conflicting civil liberties issues such as hate speech, which pits one person's freedom of expression against another's right to equal protection. The book contains extensive bibliographic references to books and articles and a long list of website links to organizations active on all sides of today's civil liberties controversies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Samuel Walker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1576079279\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781576079270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ABC-CLIO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.24w x 1.22d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2004 pg. 566","brand":"Samuel Walker","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47001635553535,"sku":"9781576079270","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2aab4b13-ee8c-49d8-bee6-80a2f039d667.jpg?v=1751601671","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/civil-liberties-in-america-samuel-walker-9781576079270","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}