{"product_id":"mass-pardons-in-america","title":"Mass Pardons in America: Rebellion, Presidential Amnesty, and Reconciliation","description":"Again and again in the nations history, presidents of the United States have faced the dramatic challenge of domestic insurrection and sought ways to reconcile with the rebels afterward. This book is the first comprehensive study of how presidential mass pardons have helped put such conflicts to rest. Graham G. Dodds examines when and why presidents have issued mass pardons and amnesties to deal with domestic rebellion and attempt to reunite the country. He analyzes how presidents have used both deeds and wordsproclamations of mass pardons and persuasive rhetoricin order to foster political reconciliation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book features in-depth case studies of the key instances of mass pardons in U.S. history, beginning with George Washingtons and John Adamss pardoning participants in armed insurrections in Pennsylvania in the 1790s. In the nineteenth century, James Buchanan, Benjamin Harrison, and Grover Cleveland issued pardons to Mormon insurrectionists and polygamists, and Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson pardoned Confederates both during and after the Civil War. Most recently, Dodds considers Gerald Fords clemency and Jimmy Carters amnesty of Vietnam War resisters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeyond exploring these events, \u003ci\u003eMass Pardons in America\u003c\/i\u003e offers new perspectives on the presidents pardon power, unilateral presidential actions, and presidential rhetoric more broadly. Its implications span fields including political history, presidential studies, and legal history.","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":54219762336088,"sku":"9780231200790","price":36.79,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/mass-pardons-in-america","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}