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Perilous times : free speech in wartime, from the Sedition Act of 1798 to the war on terrorism / Geoffrey R. Stone ; foreword by Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stone, Geoffrey R.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Freedom of speech--United States--History.
- Civil rights--United States--History.
- Physical Description:
- xxxii, 684 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- [First edition] uncorrected proof.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : W.W. Norton & Co., [2004]
- Summary:
- "Investigates how the First Amendment and other civil liberties have been compromised in America during wartime. Stone delineates the consistent suppression of free speech in six historical periods from the Sedition Act of 1798 to the Vietnam War, and ends with a coda that examines the state of civil liberties in the Bush era."--Back cover
- Contents:
- Introduction : war fever
- The "half war" with France : the first First Amendment
- The Civil War : Mr. Lincoln's first amendment
- World War I : "clear and present danger?"
- World War II : "nothing to fear"?
- The Cold War : the First Amendment in extremis
- The Vietnam War : the Supreme Court's first amendment
- Conclusion : The secret of liberty.
- Notes:
- "Advance reading copy -- not for resale"--Front cover
- "Advance uncorrected proofs : please do not quote for publication without checking against the finished book."--Back cover
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0393058808
- 9780393058802
- OCLC:
- 1327782642
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