Laying Down the Law: The American Legal Revolutions in Occupied Germany and Japan
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- Synopsis
- After WWII, U.S. leaders sought to create liberal rule-of-law regimes in Germany and Japan, but the effort was often unsuccessful. Kostal argues that the manifest failings of America’s own rule-of-law democracy were partially to blame, weakening U.S. credibility and resolve and revealing the country’s ambiguous status as a global moral authority.
- Copyright:
- 2019
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- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780674243828
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780674052413
- Publisher:
- Harvard University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 04/27/20
- Copyrighted By:
- Harvard University Press
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Military, Nonfiction, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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