Silencing Political Dissent
- ISBN-10
- 1583224947
- ISBN-13
- 9781583224946
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 168
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press
- Author
- Nancy Chang
Description
Just six weeks after 11 September a jittery US Congress overwhelmingly approved the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act, better known as, the USA PATRIOT Act.
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