War Powers: The President, the Congress, and the Question of War [Hardcover]

Donald L. Westerfield (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 30, 1996 | ISBN-10: 0275947017 | ISBN-13: 978-0275947019

This study provides a balanced and scholarly analysis of the war powers controversy, a controversy as old as the Constitution and as current as the conflicts in the Persian Gulf and the Balkans. The work examines the debates among the Founding Fathers, Congressional and United Nations resolutions, communications between the Executive and Congress, as well as other issues surrounding the use of military force in foreign conflicts. The author considers the impact on the war powers controversy of the ways in which warfare has changed: from conventional to electronic and from major ground force actions to swift air strikes and rapid response troop deployments. Particularly relevant is the author's examination of war powers in the present time of overall world peace but sporadic regional conflict, the context in which the struggle between Congress and the Executive over war-making limits and constraints continues. This work will be of interest to scholars and students alike in American government, politics, and military studies.

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Review

“Westerfield's analysis is solidly grounded in a scholarly analysis of the constitutional debates, congressional and UN resolutions, and a variety of executive-legislative communications. He concludes...that the War Powers Resolution is no longer needed given the ways in which warfare has changed (e.g., from conventional to electronic; from major ground force action to swift air strikes and rapid-response troop deployments)....his book is an important analysis of interest to students and scholars in the fields of US government, constitutional law, and military studies.”–Choice

About the Author

DONALD L. WESTERFIELD is a Professor in the graduate school of Webster University in St. Louis.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Praeger Publishers (April 30, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0275947017
• ISBN-13: 978-0275947019
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,258,044 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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