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Free Speech in the Good War
R. Steele
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Description for Free Speech in the Good War
Hardcover. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
Troubled by the 'herd' instinct and repression unleashed by World War I, Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes insisted that the right of any American to be heard depended on the right of all Americans to speak regardless of how obnoxious their views. This ideal, which was to become a defining aspect of the nation's political culture, was put to the test during World War II by the hate-filled rhetoric of Bundists, Christian fundamentalists, Black nationalists, and others. Idealism faltered as citizens, including erstwhile civil libertarians, demanded a new 'realistic' definition of free speech. This book tells the story of the brave, ... Read more
Troubled by the 'herd' instinct and repression unleashed by World War I, Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes insisted that the right of any American to be heard depended on the right of all Americans to speak regardless of how obnoxious their views. This ideal, which was to become a defining aspect of the nation's political culture, was put to the test during World War II by the hate-filled rhetoric of Bundists, Christian fundamentalists, Black nationalists, and others. Idealism faltered as citizens, including erstwhile civil libertarians, demanded a new 'realistic' definition of free speech. This book tells the story of the brave, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
309
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9780312173364
SKU
V9780312173364
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About R. Steele
RICHARD W. STEELE is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins University where he received his doctorate in American history in l969. He has worked as an Archivist for the National Archives in Washington, D.C. and as a historian for the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He has written two other books and many articles.
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