{"product_id":"desecrating-the-american-flag-key-documents-of-the-controversy-from-the-civil-war-to-1995-paperback","title":"Desecrating the American Flag: Key Documents of the Controversy from the Civil War to 1995 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Justin Goldstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDesecrating the American Flag\u003c\/i\u003e is the only comprehensive, edited, and annotated collection of critical documents regarding the controversies swirling around the desecration of the American flag. Should violators of the Stars and Stripes be prosecuted? Or legally protected? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis issue reached center stage in American politics throughout the 1990s when Congress debated whether or not to amend the constitution to forbid flag desecration; but this debate has been hotly contested since the Civil War. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRobert Justin Goldstein brings together almost 150 key documents spanning more than 100 years. He culls from a variety of sources--Congressional hearings, debates, legal briefs, oral arguments, newspaper articles, and court rulings, for example--and then carefully edits each document to retain key material. Introductory essays place each document within a broader historical, political, and legal context.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesecrating the American Flag is the only comprehensive, edited, and annotated collection of critical documents regarding the controversies swirling around the desecration of the American flag. This issue reached center stage in American politics throughout the 1990s when Congress debated whether or not to amend the constitution to forbid flag desecration; but this debate has been hotly contested since the Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Justin Goldstein\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of political science at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, and the author of \u003ci\u003eSaving \"Old Glory\" The History of the \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Flag Desecration Controversy.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 364\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.97 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53006241399091,"sku":"9780815627166","price":39.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/iNAW8GQOvU9780815627166.webp?v=1769590435","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/desecrating-the-american-flag-key-documents-of-the-controversy-from-the-civil-war-to-1995-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}