Freedom of Speech : The History of an Idea Paperback / softback
by Elizabeth Powers
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The essays in this volume portray the debates concerning freedom of speech in eighteenth-century France and Britain aswell as in Austria, Denmark, Russia, and Spain and its American territories.
Representing the views of both moderate and radicaleighteenth-century thinkers, these essays by eminent scholars discover that twenty-fi rst-century controversies regarding the extent of permissible speech have their origins in the eighteenth century.
The economic integration of Europe and its offshoots over the past three centuries into a distinctive cultural product, “the West,” has given rise to a triumphant Enlightenment narrative of universalism and tolerance that masks these divisions and the disparate national contributions to freedom of speech and other liberal rights.
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- Pages:256 pages
- Publisher:Bucknell University Press
- Publication Date:10/11/2011
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- ISBN:9781611483857
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:256 pages
- Publisher:Bucknell University Press
- Publication Date:10/11/2011
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- ISBN:9781611483857