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Freedom of speech : mightier than the sword / David K. Shipler.

Shipler, David K., 1942- (author.).

Summary:

"Anchored in personal stories--sometimes shocking, sometimes absurd, sometimes dishearteningly familiar--but encompassing a theme as sweeping and essential as democracy itself, [this book] ... reveals the triumphs and challenges of defining and protecting the boundaries of free expression in modern America"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780307957320
ISBN: 0307957322
Physical Description: viii, 336 pages ; 25 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Knopf, 2015.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Part I Books -- 1 Trouble in River City 27 -- 2 Discerning Audience 36 -- 3 Fear of Reading 52 -- Part II Secrets -- 4 Loneliness of Thomas Tamm 71 -- 5 Thomas Drake and Friends 92 -- 6 New War Correspondents 119 -- Part III Stereotypes -- 7 Cultural Limits of Bigotry 151 -- 8 Protocols of the Elders of Islam 185 -- Part IV Politics -- 9 Money Is Speech, Poverty Is Silence 221 -- 10 True Believers 233 -- Part V Plays -- 11 Red Lines and Black Lists 253 -- 12 Post-traumatic Syndrome of Another Kind 275 -- 13 Drama Behind the Drama 283.