Howard Ball
Author
Publisher
New York University Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Description
"Over the past hundred years, average life expectancy in America has nearly doubled, due largely to scientific and medical advances, but also as a consequence of safer working conditions, a heightened awareness of the importance of diet and health, and other factors. Yet while longevity is celebrated as an achievement in modern civilization, the longer people live, the more likely they are to succumb to chronic, terminal illnesses. In 1900, the average...
2) The USA Patriot Act of 2001: balancing civil liberties and national security : a reference handbook
Author
Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Pub. Date
c2004
Description
Presents a comprehensive reference that discusses the 2001 U.S.A. Patriot Act and discusses the major players including President Bush, Colin Powell, and John Ashcroft, national security measures before and after September 11, 2001, critics of the Patriot Act, and a directory of major organizations involved with it.
6) Bush, the detainees, and the Constitution: the battle over presidential power in the War on Terror
Author
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Pub. Date
c2007