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Author Stone, Geoffrey R.

Title Perilous times : free speech in wartime from the Sedition Act of 1798 to the war on terrorism / Geoffrey R. Stone.

Imprint New York : W.W. Norton & Co., ©2004.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Kansas Collection J Schick  323.443 St71p 2004    ---  Lib Use Only
Edition 1st ed.
Description xx, 730 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Summary "Perilous Times guides us through a pageant of characters who influenced the course of American history. This book is an investigation of civil liberties in wartime."--Jacket.
Subject Freedom of speech -- United States -- History.
Freedom of speech. (OCoLC)fst00934044
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Freedom of speech -- United States -- History.
Freedom of speech -- United States.
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
ISBN 0393058808
9780393058802

 
    
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