To Chain the Dog of War: The War Power of Congress in History and Law
Francis Wormuth
(Author)
Edwin Brown Firmage
(Author)
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Description
A Choice Outstanding Academic TitleAfter the end of World War II, covert war became the primary means of violence between cold war adversaries. While nuclear weapons made all-out war unacceptable, ideological differences fueled a ferocious struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union. The second edition contains chapters on covert war and the relationship between law and the control of violence. Each chapter was includes analyses of every act of war through the Reagan years, including material on events including the Iran/Contra affair, the invasion of Grenada, and conflicts in Nicaragua, the Persian Gulf, and El Salvador.
Product Details
Price
$28.80
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Publish Date
May 01, 1989
Pages
376
Dimensions
6.05 X 8.96 X 0.87 inches | 1.11 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780252060687
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About the Author
Francis D. Wormuth was Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of Utah. Edwin B. Firmage was a professor of international and consitutional law at the University of Utah.
Reviews
"An important book that I wish every member of Congress and would-be president would carefully study."--George McGovern
"To Chain the Dog of War does an excellent job of putting together some very complex material, and it comes out at a most propitious time."--Arthur S. Miller, Professor of Law, George Washington University
"A timely and valuable study that makes a useful contribution to preserving the Constitution and our hopes for survival."--Journal of American History
"Wormuth and Firmage--both distinguished scholars of American constitutional law--have crafted a careful, comprehensive, sharply focused, and biting scholarly review of the congressional and executive use of the war powers."--Howard Ball, author of Justice Downwind: America's Atomic Testing Program in the 1950s
"A most thorough study. . . . It would be useful if this book could be prescribed to our decision-makers as required reading."--Louis B. Sohn, University of Georgia School of Law
"To Chain the Dog of War does an excellent job of putting together some very complex material, and it comes out at a most propitious time."--Arthur S. Miller, Professor of Law, George Washington University
"A timely and valuable study that makes a useful contribution to preserving the Constitution and our hopes for survival."--Journal of American History
"Wormuth and Firmage--both distinguished scholars of American constitutional law--have crafted a careful, comprehensive, sharply focused, and biting scholarly review of the congressional and executive use of the war powers."--Howard Ball, author of Justice Downwind: America's Atomic Testing Program in the 1950s
"A most thorough study. . . . It would be useful if this book could be prescribed to our decision-makers as required reading."--Louis B. Sohn, University of Georgia School of Law
