What is free speech? : the history of a dangerous idea / Fara Dabhoiwala.
"Faramerz Dabhoiwala argues that free speech, though a central democratic value, owes its origin and evolution less to high-minded ideals than to venal interests. Shaped by greed, technological change, and the insoluble challenges of slander and falsehood, free speech is inherently contradictory-both a basis of liberty and a weapon of the powerful."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780674987319
- ISBN: 0674987314
- Physical Description: 472 pages, 24 cm.
- Edition: First Harvard University Press edition.
- Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2025.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- The Power of Speech -- Tolerating Words -- Inventing Free Speech -- The Shapes of Freedom -- Enlightened Experiments -- The Accidental Exceptionalism of the First Amendment -- Legitimate and Illegitimate Expressions -- Imperial Entanglements -- Colonial and Postcolonial Unfreedoms -- The Marketplace of Ideas -- Afterword: From the Past to the Future.
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- Freedom of speech > History.
Freedom of speech > English-speaking countries > History.
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- 0 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | 323.44 DAB (Text) | 37810435836282 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/12/2026 |
