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Perilous times : free speech in wartime from the Sedition Act of 1798 to the war on terrorism / Geoffrey R. Stone.
- Title
- Perilous times : free speech in wartime from the Sedition Act of 1798 to the war on terrorism / Geoffrey R. Stone.
- Author
- Stone, Geoffrey R.
- Publication
- New York : W.W. Norton, c2004.
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| Text | Request in advance | JC591 .S76 2004 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xx, 730 p. : ill., ports.; 25 cm.
- 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
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [559]-691) 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.
- ISBN
- 0393058808 (hardcover)
- LCCN
- ^^2004017871
- OCLC
- 56107798
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library