Thinking in an Emergency by Elaine Scarry

Thinking in an Emergency

Elaine Scarry

176 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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For sixty years, modern democratic governments have undermined democracy and increased executive power by invoking the idea of emergency. They have bypassed constitutional provisions concerning presidential succession, the declaration of war, the ...

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