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World War I and the American Constitution
- Title
- World War I and the American Constitution / William G. Ross.
- Author
- Ross, William G., 1954-
- Publication
- Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
- ©2017
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Details
- Description
- viii, 394 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "The First World War profoundly affected the American political system by transforming constitutional law and providing the predicate for the modern administrative state. In this groundbreaking study, William G. Ross examines the social, political, economic and legal forces that generated this rapid change. Ross explains how the war increased federal and state economic regulatory powers, transferred power from Congress to the President, and altered federalism by enhancing the powers of the federal government. He demonstrates how social changes generated by the war provided a catalyst for the expansion of personal liberties, including freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and the rights of women, racial minorities, and industrial workers. Through a study of constitutional law, gender, race, economics, labor, the prohibition movement, international relations, civil liberties, and society, this book provides a major contribution to our understanding of the development of the American Constitution"--
- "This book will explore the political, economic, and social forces that generated such rapid changes in traditional understandings of the constitutional relationships between the federal and state governments and their citizens"--
- Series Statement
- Cambridge studies on the american constitution
- Uniform Title
- Cambridge studies on the American Constitution.
- Alternative Title
- World War One and the American Constitution
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. Military conscription; 2. Economic regulation; 3. Labor; 4. Enfranchisement of women; 5. Prohibition of alcohol; 6. Racial minorities; 7. Personal liberties; 8. The League of Nations; Conclusion; Index.
- Call Number
- JFE 17-4059
- ISBN
- 9781107094642
- 110709464X
- LCCN
- 2016046813
- OCLC
- 958355707
- Author
- Ross, William G., 1954- author.
- Title
- World War I and the American Constitution / William G. Ross.
- Publisher
- Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
- Copyright Date
- ©2017
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Cambridge studies on the american constitutionCambridge studies on the American Constitution.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1914-1918
- Research Call Number
- JFE 17-4059