Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Basic BooksISBN-13:9781541600492ISBN-10:1541600495UPC:9781541600492Book Category:Political Science, History, LawBook Subcategory:Censorship, Western Europe, Legal HistorySize:9.30 x 6.20 x 1.70 inchesWeight:1.702Product ID:SCT2VCHN1M
Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media
"The best history of free speech ever written and the best defense of free speech ever made." --P.J. O'Rourke
Hailed as the "first freedom," free speech is the bedrock of democracy. But it is a challenging principle, subject to erosion in times of upheaval. Today, in democracies and authoritarian states around the world, it is on the retreat.
In Free Speech, Jacob Mchangama traces the riveting...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Basic BooksISBN-13:9781541600492ISBN-10:1541600495UPC:9781541600492Book Category:Political Science, History, LawBook Subcategory:Censorship, Western Europe, Legal HistorySize:9.30 x 6.20 x 1.70 inchesWeight:1.702Product ID:SCT2VCHN1M
Jacob Mchangama is the founder and executive director of the Future of Free Speech, research professor at Vanderbilt University, and the host of the podcast Clear and Present Danger: A History of Free Speech. His writing on free speech has appeared in the Economist, the Washington Post, Foreign Policy, and other outlets. Born and raised in Copenhagen, Denmark, he lives in Franklin, Tennessee.
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