The Patriot Act: A Documentary and Reference Guide

by Herbert N. Foerstel

Book Overview

This easy-to-use core reference takes on the biggest issue of our day: freedom of speech in post-9/11 America. No issue is more important to Americans--and especially to librarians--than the Patriot Act. The Patriot Act is one of the longest, broadest, most sweeping pieces of legislation in American history. It introduced a vast edifice of domestic surveillance that has defined the post-9/11 world. But the legislation itself is so massive and technical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313341427
• ISBN13: 9780313341427
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.7" x 11.1"