Free expression and democracy in America : a history / Stephen M. Feldman.

Author/creator Feldman, Stephen M., 1955-
Format Book
Publication InfoChicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2008.
Description585 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentContributor biographical information
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Subjects

Contents Democracy and free expression -- Republican democracy from the Revolution through the Civil War -- Free expression in the early years -- The Sedition Act controversy -- Free expression in the nineteenth century to 1865 -- Republican democracy from Reconstruction through 1920 -- Free expression, American society, and the Supreme Court -- Free expression during the World War I era -- Transition to pluralist democracy -- Pluralist democracy and judicial review -- Free expression, pluralist democracy, and the Supreme Court -- The traditions of dissent and suppression in the pluralist democratic regime -- Open questions.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [473]-538) and index.
LCCN 2007053062
ISBN9780226240664 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0226240665 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks KF 4770 .F45 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold