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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Banks, William C., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil defense--United States.

Civil defense.

Civil-military relations--Law and legislation--United States.

Civil-military relations.

Civil-military relations--United States.

Internal security--United States.

Internal security.

National security--United States.

National security.

Soldiers--United States.

Soldiers.

Terrorism--United States--Prevention.

Terrorism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (316 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-674-49539-X

OCLC:

945740056