"[An] exciting study of how constitutional systems cope with
political violence....Finn advances his argument not only
persuasively and with great clarity but also with passion."--Times
Higher Education Supplement
"A very useful study of constitution-maintenance in extreme
situations....Searching scholarship and alertness to the terrible
distorting demands of political self-preservation are especially
prominent here. Recommended for all college and university
collections as well as libraries seeking to serve informed general
readers."--Choice
"Well written and soundly researched. A first class study, on a
comparative basis, of anti-terrorist legislation in western
democracies."--John F. Murphy, School of Law, Villanova
University
"This is an insightful book that moves gracefully from fact to
theory and tells some dramatic stories in between. At a time when
comparativists are once again recognizing the importance of
institutions and constitutions, this book is an especially
important contribution to the study of politics."--Nancy Bermeo,
Princeton University
"Finn's important book is in the tradition of Corwin, Rossiter,
Friedrich, but he has asked questions they left unresolved. A
provocative work, this will be the leading study in the field for
years to come."--Walter F. Murphy, Princeton University
"[An] exciting study of how constitutional systems cope with
political violence....Finn advances his argument not only
persuasively and with great clarity but also with passion."--Times
Higher Education Supplement
"A very useful study of constitution-maintenance in extreme
situations....Searching scholarship and alertness to the terrible
distorting demands of political self-preservation are especially
prominent here. Recommended for all college and university
collections as well as libraries seeking to serve informed general
readers."--Choice
"Well written and soundly researched. A first class study, on a
comparative basis, of anti-terrorist legislation in western
democracies."--John F. Murphy, School of Law, Villanova
University
"This is an insightful book that moves gracefully from fact to
theory and tells some dramatic stories in between. At a time when
comparativists are once again recognizing the importance of
institutions and constitutions, this book is an especially
important contribution to the study of politics."--Nancy Bermeo,
Princeton University
"Finn's important book is in the tradition of Corwin, Rossiter,
Friedrich, but he has asked questions they left unresolved. A
provocative work, this will be the leading study in the field for
years to come."--Walter F. Murphy, Princeton University
"Finn's three part study is a particularly worthy contribution to
the quest for solutions within the liberal/analytical
tradition."--Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly
"Enlightening and substantive....The value of Finn's book is that
it provides for those not squeamish about thinking in terms of
universals, and who are committed to constitutional maintenance, a
means by which to retain that commitment, even in the face of
constitutional crisis. In the process, following Finn, they will
neither lose the courage of their convictions nor inadvertently
jeopardize their constitutional government as did the Weimar
republicans.
Finn has thus provided a valuable prop with which to help shore up
constitutional democracy at its most critically vulnerable
moments."--The Review of Politics
"The detailed discussion of how British regulations since the 1920s
have worked is informative and impressive....Constitutions in
Crisis is a fair-minded, careful, illuminating, and well-written
book that will deeply interest a wide range of political
scientists--specialists in constitutional law, political theory,
comparative politics, and terrorist studies."--American Political
Science Review
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