Samuel Walker is een gerenommeerd professor emeritus in strafrecht wiens wetenschappelijke werk zich verdiept in de complexiteit van politiewerk en strafrecht. Zijn onderzoek onderzoekt voornamelijk de verantwoordelijkheid van de politie, met een bijzondere focus op burgerlijk toezicht en systemen voor vroegtijdige interventie. Met een achtergrond als historicus onderzoekt Walker ook de complexe relatie tussen Amerikaanse presidenten en burgerlijke vrijheden, wat zijn voortdurende inzet voor burgerlijke vrijheden weerspiegelt.
Offers a long perspective and draws on recently opened records to provide an in-depth analysis of the approaches taken by the Clinton and Bush administrations toward terrorism in general and Al-Qaeda in particular. The book also delivers arresting new details on the four 9/11 hijackings and the... číst celé
Provides an account of the history of the hate speech controversy in the US. This title examines the issue, from the conflicts over the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s and American Nazi groups in the 1930s, to the famous Skokie episode in 1977-78, and the campus culture wars of the 1990s.
Truman and the use of Atomic Bombs against Japan (16pt Large Print Edition)
Analyzing the rationale behind America's use of atomic bombs on Japan in 1945, J. Samuel Walker delves into President Truman's controversial decision-making process. He explores the influence of U.S.-Soviet relations and domestic politics while integrating recent scholarship, including insights into Japan's surrender. The revised edition emphasizes the significance of the Soviet invasion of Manchuria in swaying Japanese leadership. Walker offers a balanced synthesis of historical debates, enhancing our understanding of this pivotal moment that marked the beginning of the atomic age.
Harry S Truman's nuclear policies and programs are probably the most significant and controversial aspects of his presidency. The essays in this volume examine Truman's decision to use atomic weapons against Japan in 1945, one of the most contentious issues in all of American history, and the use of atomic energy after the war, both as an important weapon in the arms race of the cold war era, and as a subject for research into its applications to medicine, industry, agriculture, and power production.In this volume, seven prominent historians offer valuable perspective on these issues, using new information from Japanese sources and a wealth of primary source material to examine the decision to use the atomic bomb, as well as important questions relating to the nuclear arms race, the benefits and hazards of radioactive isotopes, and the development of nuclear power. Many of these issues that had their origins in the Truman era are still of great importance to the world today as well as to future generations.
Most of 14th Street is Gone takes an in-depth look at the enormously destructive riots that erupted in Washington, DC in April 1968. This book offers an unprecedently detailed account of the riots that raged in the nation's capital from the perspectives of rioters, victims, law enforcement officials, soldiers, and government leaders.