The devil on trial : witches, anarchists, atheists, communists, and terrorists in America's courtrooms /

Featuring five famous trials, this book examines the way an individual's right to a fair trial can be threatened when people are tempted to abandon their principles in the name of safety.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Margulies, Phillip, 1952-
Other Authors:	Rosaler, Maxine
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., 2008.
Subjects:	Trials > United States. Criminal justice, Administration of > Social aspects > United States. Discrimination in criminal justice administration > United States > History.

Description
Summary:	Featuring five famous trials, this book examines the way an individual's right to a fair trial can be threatened when people are tempted to abandon their principles in the name of safety.
Physical Description:	218 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 26 cm.
Awards:	A Junior Library Guild selection
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages [203] - 207) and index.
ISBN:	9780618717170 061871717X