Available from Oxford University Press

War Time: An Idea, Its History, Its Consequences, is now in stock at Oxford University Press.

Available Now on Kindle

The Kindle version of War Time is now available.  Hardback books will be out soon!

Available for Order at a Discount in the UK

UK readers (and others) can order War Time at a 25% discount from the Book Depository.  They advertise free shipping worldwide, however they show an April release date, and the book should be available from US vendors in February.

Endorsements and Availability

Oxford University Press has posted blurbs for War Time:

"For over a decade since 9/11, U.S. forces have been waging war. Yet is the nation itself 'at war'? In this timely and provocative book, Mary Dudziak shows why this question has become so difficult to answer-and warns of the dangers inherent in our failure to do so." --Andrew J . Bacevich , author of Washington Rules: America's Path to Permanent War

"War Time turns our notions of both 'war' and 'time' upside down. This thought-provoking book forces us to realize that war is not an exception to 'normal' peacetime, but rather that wartime has become the norm. The implications of perpetual wartime are profound, for law, politics, and daily life. Mary Dudziak has again brought her keen cultural, historical and legal insights to bear on a subject of critical importance."--Elaine Tyler May, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota

"Taking law as her focal point but ranging much more widely, Mary Dudziak's provocative meditation on what we mean in speaking of a 'time' of war invites readers to reflect on how we think about war itself. It should change our understanding of what-and when-war 'is' for Americans."--Mark Tushnet, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law, Harvard Law School

"War Time is one of those rare books that can entirely reorient how one thinks about the world. By showing the reader what Americans have meant-and have come to mean-by 'wartime,' Mary Dudziak shows us assumptions about war and peace that govern political and legal thought without anyone noticing. This is an intellectual tour de force, and beautifully written to boot."--H. Jefferson Powell , George Washington Law School

The book will ship from OUP in January, and from other vendors in early February. Besides Amazon, it's listed at Powell's, Barnes and Noble, and Indie Bound.

Available for Spring Course Adoptions

The official release date for War Time is February 6, 2012, but books should ship early enough for spring course adoptions.  (Books usually start to ship about a month before the pub. date.)

I've received queries about this, so I asked the press about what to tell teachers who want to assign the book for spring 2012 courses.  OUP advises that you place pre-orders with OUP.  That way copies will ship to you as soon as copies are available.  I'll post updates about this on the blog closer to the release date.

In the meantime, if you need more information about the book, please take a look at this site, which will be updated as more book information is available. Also, you might find it helpful to read the essay that led to the book, which can be downloaded for free from this site.  The book goes well beyond the essay, of course, and is written in a way that will (I hope) appeal to a broader readership than the law review essay.

If you need more information, please contact me.

Forthcoming February 2012

War Time:  An Idea, Its History, Its Consequences is forthcoming from Oxford University Press in February 2012.  You can pre-order the book from OUP or Amazon.com.