Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The tyrant's novel The tyrant's novel Thomas Keneally Thomas Keneally's literary achievements have been inspired by some of history's most intriguing events and characters, but in a rare reversal of time his brilliantly imagined new novel takes us into … OL103685W
Taking liberties Taking liberties Susan N. Herman "Since 9/11, the U.S. government has acted in a variety of ways--some obvious, some nearly invisible--to increase its surveillance and detention power over American citizens and residents. While mos… OL15941804W
Patriot acts Patriot acts Alia Malek,Karen Korematsu In eighteen oral histories, Patriot Acts tells the stories of men and women who have been needlessly swept up in the War on Terror, and who have found themselves subject to rendition and torture, to … OL16471769W
A Gentleman in Moscow A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles A Gentleman in Moscow is a 2016 novel by Amor Towles. It is his second novel, published five years after his New York Times best seller, Rules of Civility (2011). OL17797130W
The enemy combatant papers The enemy combatant papers Karen J. Greenberg xxxiii, 1008 p. : 27 cm OL18787709W
Spying on Americans Spying on Americans Athan G. Theoharis This book is a comprehensive history of the abuses of the American domestic intelligence system from 1936 until May 1978. Drawing from the mountain of bureaucratic memos that Congressional committees… OL1912912W
The terror courts The terror courts Jess Bravin Offers the first inside account of America's continuing legal experiment at Guantanamo Bay--a permanent, offshore justice system designed to assure convictions by denying constitutional rights. Incl… OL19668998W
One long night One long night Andrea Pitzer Reveals history of concentration camps from 1890s Cuba to China and North Korea during the Cold War, discussing their use for civilian relocation and exposing their role as dehumanizing sites for pol… OL19719519W
Witnesses of the unseen Witnesses of the unseen Lakhdar Boumediene xvii, 266 pages ; 24 cm OL20052318W
Undesirables Undesirables Mark Isaacs xxii, 344 pages ; 21 cm OL21186857W
Borderline Borderline Peter Mares Australia's response to refugees and asylum seekers in the wake of the *Tampa* OL6073973W
Human rights overboard Human rights overboard Linda Briskman "In 2005, in the wake of the Cornelia Rau scandal, a citizen's inquiry was established to bear witness to events in Australian immigration-detention facilities. Until then, the federal government had… OL6078976W