Silencing the opposition : how the U.S. government suppressed freedom of expression during major crises / edited by Craig R. Smith.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Smith, Craig R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freedom of speech--United States--History.

Freedom of speech.

Political oratory--United States--History.

Political oratory.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (371 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The first edition of Silencing the Opposition examined major challenges to the First Amendment using illustrative case studies of the various forms of governmental suppression in our history. The essays showed that governmental forces have used rhetorical strategies in simple and sophisticated ways to silence opponents. By studying which strategies are effective, how they evolve, and how they are unmasked, the authors offered a better understanding to combat the strategies in the future. This second edition of Silencing the Opposition includes: a revised introduction and conclusion, updated chapters, and two new chapters, one on the Patriot Act and one on habeas corpus of 'enemy combatants.' In these revisions and additions, Smith has arranged a valuable, timely collection appropriate for its focus on the last eight years of civil liberty reforms in the United States.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Preface and Introduction

The Alien and Sedition Crisis

Lincoln and Habeas Corpus

The Radical Republicans and Reconstruction

Suppression of Native American Culture

Silencing the Union Movement

Suppression of the Suffrage Movement

The Red Scares

Suppression During the Vietnam Era

Suppressing Political Speech Through Broadcast Regulation and Campaign Reform

9/11 and the Ensuing Restrictions on Civil Liberties

Conclusion

Bibliography

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781438435213

1438435215

9781441687098

1441687092

OCLC:

710992652