State power and democracy: before and during the presidency of George W. Bush

'State Power and Democracy' is the first book to show that the Bush police state didn't commence when Bush was inaugurated. It proves, instead, that the seeds of an American police state can be traced all the way back to the foundingof the republic. ANDREW KOLIN Professor of Political Science at Hilbert College near Buffalo, NY, USA. He earned his doctorate in political science from the City University of New York Graduate Center; he previously taught throughout CUNY and in several units the State University of New York and private colleges. He is the author of 'The Ethical Foundations of Hume's Theory of Politics' (1990); 'One Family: Before and During the Holocaust' (2000) and 'State Structure and Genocide' (2008). INDICE: - Growth of State Power and the Assault on Democracy - Eroding Democracy in a Time of Crisis - Accelerating the Assault on Democracy - Absolute Power at the Expense of Democracy - A Police State - Actions Taken Against Enemies of the State - Exporting An American Police State - The Future?

• ISBN: 978-0-230-10935-3
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 262
• Fecha Publicación: 14/12/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Desconocido