Soldiers on the Home Front : : The Domestic Role of the American Military / / Stephen Dycus, William C. Banks.

When crisis requires U.S troops to deploy on American soil, the nation depends on a rich body of law to establish lines of authority, guard civil liberties, and protect democratic institutions. William Banks and Stephen Dycus analyze the military’s domestic role as it is shaped by law, and ask what...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2016
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Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2016]
©2016
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (316 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
CHAPTER ONE. The Military at Home in America --
CHAPTER TWO. The Origins --
CHAPTER THREE. Soldiers as Peacekeepers, Soldiers as Cops --
CHAPTER FOUR. Soldiers as Jailors --
CHAPTER FIVE. Soldiers as Judges --
CHAPTER SIX. Soldiers as Investigators --
CHAPTER SEVEN. Soldiers in Charge --
CHAPTER EIGHT. Soldiers at Home in the Age of Terrorism --
CHAPTER NINE. The Military in Twenty- First- Century America: Leaning Forward --
Notes --
Acknowledgments --
Index
Summary:When crisis requires U.S troops to deploy on American soil, the nation depends on a rich body of law to establish lines of authority, guard civil liberties, and protect democratic institutions. William Banks and Stephen Dycus analyze the military’s domestic role as it is shaped by law, and ask what we must learn and do before the next crisis.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780674495395
9783110638585
DOI:10.4159/9780674495395
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Stephen Dycus, William C. Banks.