{"product_id":"crimes-against-the-state-james-a-beckman-9781440879074","title":"Crimes Against the State: Sedition, Rebellion, and Treason Since America's Founding","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis work provides an authoritative survey of America's long and turbulent history of rebellions against laws and institutions of the state, ranging from violent acts of sedition and terrorism to acts of nonviolent civil disobedience against discriminatory or unjust laws.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrimes against the State \u003c\/i\u003eis an even-handed and illuminating one-stop resource for understanding acts of rebellion against legal authorities and institutions and the motivations driving them. Special care is taken to differentiate between hostile acts and actors that seek to overthrow or otherwise damage the state and\/or targeted demographic groups through violence (such \"bad actors\" as the January 6 Capitol mob and bombers of abortion clinics) and acts and actors that seek to defy, reform, or improve laws and institutions of the state through nonviolent action (such \"good actors\" as activists in the civil rights movement). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWithin these pages, readers will 1) learn how to differentiate between sedition, insurrection, treason, domestic terrorism, espionage, and other acts meant to injure or overthrow the government; 2) gain a deeper understanding of laws, policies, and events that have aroused violent or nonviolent opposition; 3) gain insights into perspectives and motivations of individuals and organizations; and 4) learn about state responses to these challenges and threats, from martial law to criminal prosecutions to new laws and reforms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James A. Beckman, Eric Merriam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1440879079\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781440879074\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.00d","brand":"James A. Beckman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46199209984255,"sku":"9781440879074","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f5dfb8e2-7a49-4a9b-9f29-e70b98ac595f.jpg?v=1727925376","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/crimes-against-the-state-james-a-beckman-9781440879074","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}