Crimes against the State

Know about the book -

Crimes against the State is written by James A. Beckman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1440879087 (ISBN 10) and 9781440879081 (ISBN 13).

This work provides an authoritative survey of America's long and turbulent history of rebellion, sedition, and treason against government authority and institutions. Crimes against the State is an even-handed and illuminating one-stop resource for understanding acts of rebellion and sedition against government authorities and institutions throughout US history, as well as the motivations driving those actions. Special care is taken to differentiate between hostile acts and actors that seek to overthrow or otherwise damage the state and/or targeted demographic groups through violence and acts and actors that seek to defy, reform, or improve laws and institutions of the state through nonviolent action. Within these pages, readers will 1) learn how to differentiate between sedition, insurrection, treason, domestic terrorism, espionage, and other acts meant to injure or overthrow the government; 2) gain a deeper understanding of laws, policies, and events that have aroused violent or nonviolent opposition; 3) gain insights into perspectives and motivations of individuals and organizations; and 4) learn about state responses to these challenges and threats, from martial law to criminal prosecutions to new laws and reforms.