{"product_id":"us-homeland-security-howard-ball-9781851098033","title":"U.S. Homeland Security: A Reference Handbook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA legal scholar details the creation and function of the Department of Homeland Security, placing it in historical context.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA concept so important, it is among the first words of the U.S. Constitution, the defense of our borders is as essential today as it was more than 200 years ago. In response to the breakdown of that function on September 11, 2001, the administration sponsored the USA PATRIOT Act, and created the Office of Homeland Security. Critics of those actions claim these measures give too much power to the government and impermissibly impinge on civil liberties; supporters claim they are necessary for national security. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts to the present, the government has aggressively discharged its duty to ensure domestic tranquility, including jailing dissidents and forcing Japanese American citizens into internment camps. In this book, a leading legal scholar explains in detail the present federal actions and places them in historical context.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Howard Ball\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1851098038\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781851098033\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.34h x 6.24w x 0.98d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2007 pg. 173\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRec Ref Bks for Small\/Med Libr\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2007 pg. 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Reference Bks Annual\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2007 pg. 312","brand":"Howard Ball","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48112781820159,"sku":"9781851098033","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_244bf83c-1083-4891-8534-0e92a3244e42.jpg?v=1769610900","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/us-homeland-security-howard-ball-9781851098033","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}