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| Genre/Form: | Biography |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Baker, N.V. General Ashcroft. Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, c2006 (OCoLC)607709563 Online version: Baker, N.V. General Ashcroft. Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, c2006 (OCoLC)607837599 |
| Named Person: | John D Ashcroft; John D Ashcroft |
| Material Type: | Biography, Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
N V Baker |
| ISBN: | 0700614559 9780700614554 |
| OCLC Number: | 62896384 |
| Description: | ix, 322 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | A controversial law officer -- The singular Office of Attorney General -- Understanding Ashcroft -- Framing 9/11 as a war on terrorism -- Presidential action and separation of powers -- Security and liberty -- Surveillance, privacy, and the Patriot Act -- Secrecy and accountability -- General Ashcroft at justice. |
| Responsibility: | Nancy V. Baker. |
Abstract:
Reviled as a fascist and zealot by libertarians and liberals but praised as a great patriot and devout man of God by many conservatives, John Ashcroft may have been the most powerful and polarizing attorney general in our nation's history. Looking past such oversimplified stereotypes, Nancy Baker offers an in-depth study of Ashcroft's controversial tenure as attorney general--and as domestic commander in our campaign against global terrorism.
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