States of exception in American history / edited by Gary Gerstle and Joel Isaac. - 1 online resource (344 pages). - Chicago scholarship online . - Chicago scholarship online. .

Previously issued in print: 2020.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This text brings to light the remarkable number of instances since the Founding in which the protections of the Constitution have been overridden, held in abeyance, or deliberately weakened for certain members of the polity. In the United States, derogations from the rule of law seem to have been a feature of - not a bug in - the constitutional system. A comprehensive account of the politics of exceptions and emergencies in the history of the United States, this book weaves together historical studies of moments and spaces of exception with conceptual analyses of emergency, the state of exception, sovereignty, and dictatorship.

Specialized.

9780226712468 No price


War and emergency powers--History.--United States
Crises--Political aspects--History.--United States
Law.
Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of law.


United States--Politics and government--History.

KF5060 / .S73 2021

342.73062