Encyclopedia of American Civil Rights and Liberties: Revised and Expanded Edition [4 volumes]

(, 2nd edition)

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Thoroughly updated and featuring 75 new entries, this monumental four-volume work illuminates past and present events associated with civil rights and civil liberties in the United States. This revised and expanded four-volume encyclopedia is unequaled for both the depth and breadth of its coverage. Some 650 entries address the full range of civil rights and liberties in America from the Colonial Era to the present. In addition to many updates of material from the first edition, the work offers 75 new entries about recent issues and events; among them, dozens of topics that are the subject of close scrutiny and heated debate in America today. There is coverage of controversial issues such as voter ID laws, the use of drones, transgender issues, immigration, human rights, and government surveillance. There is also expanded coverage of women's rights, gay rights/gay marriage, and Native American rights. Entries are enhanced by 42 primary documents that have shaped modern understanding of the extent and limitations of civil liberties in the United States, including landmark statutes, speeches, essays, court decisions, and founding documents of influential civil rights organizations. Designed as an up-to-date reference for students, scholars, and others interested in the expansive array of topics covered, the work will broaden readers' understanding ofand appreciation forthe people and events that secured civil rights guarantees and concepts in this country. At the same time, it will help readers better grasp the reasoning behind and ramifications of 21st-century developments like changing applications of Miranda Rights and government access to private Internet data. Maintaining an impartial stance throughout, the entries objectively explain the varied perspectives on these hot-button issues, allowing readers to draw their own conclusions.

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The revised and expanded Encyclopedia of American Civil Rights and Liberties is comprehensive, balanced, accurate, and up-to-date. . . . While there have been other reference volumes on the topics, this inclusive, outstanding work provides current and historical coverage, and conveys the changes in controversial and enduring national issues. Recommended highly for academic libraries and for public libraries as needed. * Booklist, Starred Review *
This is a comprehensive resource, which would be a useful addition to any academic or public library. * ARBA *

Author Bio

Kara E. Stooksbury, PhD, is chair of the Department of History, Political Science, and Sociology as well as associate professor of political science at Carson-Newman University. John M. Scheb II, PhD, is professor of political science at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Otis H. Stephens, Jr., JD, PhD, is professor emeritus of law and political science at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.