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Excellent resource in Indian law
This is an excellent resource in federal Indian law. It is updated annually via cumulative pocket-parts and is a thorough review of the subject. It is a great place to begin research in Indian law because it lays out the blackletter and has copious citations to the major (and sometimes less major) cases on the subject. For me, if I could have only one book on the subject, this would be it.

An important and useful source for federal Indian law
Federal Indian law is a quagmire that demands useful navigational tools. In the past, Felix Cohen's "Handbook of Federal Indian Law" (particularly the 1942 ed.) was used by everyone - including Supreme Court Justices - to better understand this jurisprudence. This field of law, however, has evolved in many ways in the intervening twenty years and the "American Indian Law Deskbook" permits readers to learn about these changes in the responsibilities and exposures of the states, tribes, and federal government. Indeed, this is the second edition, and the foreword indicates that even the five-year period between editions had been eventful. The overall intent of this publication is to present relevant legal history to sustain an understanding of Indian law today.Read more

Subjects:  1. Civil Rights    2. Constitutional    3. Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies    4. General    5. Indians of North America    6. Law    7. Legal Reference / Law Profession    8. Legal status, laws, etc    9. Constitutional & administrative law    10. Indigenous peoples    11. USA   

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an okay read for a controversial topic
Moran is a biracial Latina law professor examining the issue of interracial relations in the United States.She starts by suggesting that analyzing race separatism must not end with segregation in schools and housing; we must look at the personal choices of marriage and adoption as well.She gives a history of race-mixing and prohibitions against it, the Loving decision which made such marriages legal in this country, and the modern continuance of most people's choosing same-race coupling.This book was more historical and statistical, rather than legal.Moran does an excellent job of looking at Blacks, Latinos, Asians, and Natives equally.The book is neither as pessimistic as "Jungle Fever" or as optimistic as "Fools Rush In".This book will validate and challenge readers of all racial backgrounds.My only criticism is that the book is disturbingly heterosexist.Moran's refusal to look at interracial relationships among gay men and lesbians borders on homophobia.Otherwise, this was a decent book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Civil Rights    2. History    3. Interracial marriage    4. Law    5. Law and legislation    6. Legal History    7. Legal Reference / Law Profession    8. Minority Studies - Race Relations    9. Race relations    10. United States    11. Law / Legal History   

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Informative
You can only admire a group of people who defend the bill of rights.It isfashionable to defend the ten commandments, but if you defend the billof rights, you are called every namein the book.I salute the ACLU andanybodyelse who defends the rights ofAmerica.

A good stand alone review of the ACLU
While written as a companion book to the PBS broadcast of the same name it stands alone as an adequate, spritely written review of the ACLU's history.Like a skipping stone, it moves over their troubled waters, brieflytouching upon both the high and low points of their past eforts.Notmeaning to represent itself as a complete analysis of the ACLU, Garey, nonethe less, has written an entertaining and thoughtful book.It will serveas an excellent introduction to the complex entity the ACLU has become.

A Great Book!
Garey's history shows the ACLU's most magnificnent victories as well as the organization's most inglorious warts. This book makes history of civil liberties in America come alive. The stories are gripping. The writingsparkles. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. American Civil Liberties Union    2. Civil Law    3. Civil Rights    4. History    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Movie/Tv Tie-Ins    7. Political Freedom & Security - Civil Rights    8. Political Science    9. U.S. - Political And Civil Rights    10. United States    11. United States - General   

Subjects:  1. 19th century    2. African Americans    3. Civil Rights    4. Constitutional    5. Government - National    6. History    7. History - U.S.    8. Judicial review    9. Law    10. Legal History    11. Political questions and judicial power    12. United States    13. United States - Civil War    14. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW    15. Civil rights & citizenship    16. Constitutional & administrative law    17. LAW_HISTORY    18. Political Science / Civil Rights    19. USA    20. c 1800 to c 1900   

Subjects:  1. Civics & Citizenship    2. Civil Rights    3. Computer Books: General    4. Constitutional    5. Freedom Of Information    6. General    7. Law    8. Law and legislation    9. Legal Reference / Law Profession    10. Privacy, Right of    11. Private Law    12. Public records    13. United States    14. Central government policies    15. Computers-General    16. Constitutional & administrative law    17. Law / Civil Rights    18. Law-Constitutional    19. Political Science / General    20. Privacy & data protection    21. USA   

Subjects:  1. Case studies    2. Civil Rights    3. Government policy    4. Labor & Employment    5. Labor & Industrial Relations - General    6. Law and legislation    7. Sexual harassment of women    8. Social Science    9. Sociology    10. United States    11. Women's Studies - General    12. Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy    13. Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy    14. Sex discrimination    15. Stalking & sexual harassment    16. USA   

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Civil Rights    3. Discrimination in employment    4. Equal Employment Opportunity    5. Labor & Employment    6. Labor And Employment Law    7. Law    8. Law and legislation    9. Legal Reference / Law Profession    10. United States   

Subjects:  1. Civil Rights    2. Constitutional    3. Gay Studies    4. Gay rights    5. Gays    6. Gender & the Law    7. Law    8. Legal Reference / Law Profession    9. Legal status, laws, etc.    10. Political Freedom & Security - Civil Rights    11. United States    12. Civil rights & citizenship    13. Constitutional & administrative law    14. Gay & Lesbian studies    15. USA   

Subjects:  1. Civil Rights    2. Law   

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Informative But In Dire Need of Editing
In reading Gardner's book, I learned a lot about Truman's impressive record as a civil rights advocate during his tenure as president.Gardner presents more than ample evidence to support his thesis that HST demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to Black civil rights, despite weak (white) public interest in this issue and the political risks of alienating a powerful block of Dixiecrats.He is successful in describing the many facets of racism -- rigid segregation, voter intimidation, lynching, all-white juries, etc. -- that African Americans encountered as they returned home after presumably fighting for 'freedom and democracy' in WWII. Truman, he aptly shows, refused to ignore the glaring contradiction between U.S. ideals and practices, and understood that racism on the home front undermined the country's foreign policy goals.
A Marvelous Story about a True Civil Rights Hero
I bought this book after seeing Mr. Gardner on CNN and I couldn't stop reading it until I was done.As a native Missourian, Gardner eloquently tells the story of a brilliant, humble President who is our Country's little known civil rights hero.Gardner does a masterful job detailing Truman's politically fearless efforts while marvelously weaving in Truman's personal letters, thoughts and life experiences.Gardner captures Truman's political triumphs and personal victories brilliantly.Truman and Gardner's book make me proud to be a Missourian.I highly recommend this book to everyone!

Doesn't Do The Subject Justice
Gardner has examined one facet of Harry Truman, probably the most important and significant facet of Truman's time in office, which was his willingness to risk power for a moral imperative - the equality of all Americans.Even though David McCullough talks about it in his book "Truman," HST still has received far too little credit for his role as a major catalyst of the civil rights movement, mainly because it didn't "take root" for about ten years after he left office.But this in no way detracts from the significance of Truman's courage, which was demonstrated by his willingness to split the Democratic party and thereby risk the 1948 election for what he felt was something that was not only politcally necessary for the future effectiveness of the United States as a model of democracy, but, quite simply, morally right (although unpopular).It was HST's Civil Rights Commission along with his Executive Order integrating the armed forces that finally gave the US Civil Rights movement the inertia it needed to overcome the heavy gravity of American tradition which was still flourishing in the form of "Jim Crow."Read more

Subjects:  1. Civil Rights    2. History & Theory - General    3. History - U.S.    4. Law    5. Political Freedom & Security - Civil Rights    6. Political History    7. Political Process - Leadership    8. United States - 20th Century    9. American history: postwar, from c 1945 -    10. Biography: historical    11. Civil rights & citizenship    12. Political leaders & leadership    13. USA    14. c 1945 to c 1960   

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'Totalitarian'= 'total control of your reading habits'
This is a thorough history and expose of the fine print in the Patriot Act, with the consequences for libraries, librarians and students in universities. The author details the history of the earlier attempts in this line, such as the FBI's Library Awareness Program, which were shot down, but obviously 9/11 gave some people the green light to try again. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Bookstores    2. Civil Rights    3. Constitutional    4. Education    5. Law and legislation    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Library records    8. Library surveillance    9. Records and correspondence    10. Teaching Methods & Materials - Library Skills    11. United States    12. Acquisitions & collection development    13. Censorship    14. Law / General    15. USA   

Subjects:  1. Civil Rights    2. Constitutional Law    3. Free speech    4. Freedom of speech    5. Government - National    6. Politics / Current Events    7. Reference    8. United States    9. Constitutional & administrative law    10. Freedom of information & freedom of speech    11. Law | Legal History    12. USA   

Subjects:  1. Civil Rights    2. Philosophy    3. Political    4. Political Freedom & Security - Civil Rights    5. Politics / Current Events    6. Social justice    7. Sociology    8. Sociology - General    9. Human rights    10. Social Science / Sociology / General    11. Sociology | Political   

Subjects:  1. Anecdotes    2. Civil Law    3. Civil Rights    4. Law    5. Law and ethics    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Natural Law    8. Right and wrong    9. Torts    10. United States    11. Law / General    12. Social issues    13. Social law    14. Torts / delicts    15. USA   

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Great Read for any Libertarian and Rights Activist
This is a GREAT book.It's in-depth analysis of the USA PATRIOT Act will bring a chill to your spine with every page as you watch your Bill of Rights melt away.The further analysis of past police states will frighten you as you see the parallels being drawn in our government today.Read more

Subjects:  1. Civil Rights    2. Government - U.S. Government    3. Law and legislation    4. National security    5. Political Freedom & Security - Civil Rights    6. Political Freedom & Security - Terrorism    7. Political Science    8. Politics / Current Events    9. Politics/International Relations    10. Prevention    11. Terrorism    12. United States    13. United States - General    14. Police & security services    15. Political structure & processes    16. USA   

Subjects:  1. Civil Rights    2. Europe - France    3. History - General History    4. History: World    5. Law    6. Europe    7. European history: Second World War    8. History / France    9. History, World | European | France    10. Second World War, 1939-1945    11. Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle    12. Warfare & Defence   

Subjects:  1. Civil Rights    2. Law    3. Law and legislation    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Miscellanea    6. Poor    7. Popular works    8. Practical Guides    9. Public welfare    10. United States   

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Subjects:  1. Civics & Citizenship    2. Civil Rights    3. Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General    4. Interpersonal relations and cu    5. Interpersonal relations and culture    6. Minorities    7. Political Freedom & Security - Civil Rights    8. Privacy    9. Privacy, Right of    10. Social Science    11. Sociology    12. Sociology - General    13. Cultural studies    14. Family & Relationships / Interpersonal Relations    15. Gay & Lesbian studies    16. Gender studies    17. INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS    18. USA   

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A salient assessment of the politics of homosexuality
Mohr writes an engaging and intellectually stimulating work that examines the ethical and philosophical imperatives behind equality for homosexuals in America.His sound "compare/contrast" methodology of ethical reflection exposes the selective and arbitrary nature of the efforts by certain forces in America to resist gay rights.He lays out compelling suggestions for the direction that gay activism must move to continue to be relevent and empowered in modern America.He neither caters to the powerful gay left paradigm nor walks the safe path of gradualism.His ideas, for the most part, make sense in a way that the reader will find him/herself exclaiming at various points, "Of course! That is exactly what needs to happen."His work suffers in two areas.He is a member of the academic elite in the purest sense of the word.His expressed disdain for the very students he is responsible to teach leaves a bad taste in this reviewer's mouth, at least.More critical to the substance of his work is the manner in which he allows his personal religious views to affect his arguments.His own distaste for organized religion leads him to conclude that religious gays should step aside and not participate in the struggle for gay rights, their best intentions not withstanding.This is an incredibly weak argument and stands out drastically when compared to the rest of his argument which is sound and balanced.He argues that gay Christian activism only invites the Religious Right into the debate in an arena where they have the upper hand.He could not be more wrong, but his lack of understanding of the religious issues leaves him unable to see the incredible importance of maintaining a strong religious argument that challenges the religious rhetoric of the Right using shared values and language.Overall, however, I have yet to read a more powerful look into the future of a successful gay rights movement. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Civil Rights    2. Gay Studies    3. Gender Studies    4. Lesbian Studies    5. Reference    6. Sociology    7. Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy   

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gay rights from a global perspective
This anthology is similar to many books on gay rights from an international perspective.I found it particularly useful for its article on the founding of a gay rights group in Bolivia.Those interested in international human rights may find this a useful text.Development studies scholars may like it as well.There is better stuff out there, but this is a pretty good book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Civil Rights    2. Cross-cultural studies    3. Gay Studies    4. Gay men    5. Gay/Lesbian Nonfiction    6. Gender Studies    7. Homosexuality    8. Law and legislation    9. Legal status, laws, etc    10. Lesbian Studies    11. Social Science    12. Sociology    13. Psychology    14. Social Science / General    15. Social groups & communities