Act of Justice: Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and the Law of War

Act of Justice: Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and the Law of War

Paperback (26 Aug 2011)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Argues that Lincoln was no reluctant emancipator; he wrote a truly radical document that treated Confederate slaves as an oppressed people rather than merely as enemy property. In this respect, his proclamation anticipated the psychological warfare tactics of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. This exploration of the president's war powers illuminates the origins of early debates about war powers and the Constitution and their link to international law.

Book information

ISBN: 9780813134581
Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky
Imprint: The University Press of Kentucky
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Language: English
Number of pages: 212
Weight: 346g
Height: 156mm
Width: 227mm
Spine width: 13mm