Freedom of Speech - The History of an Idea (Hardcover, New)

The essays in this volume portray the debates concerning freedom of speech in eighteenth-century France and Britain as well as in Austria, Denmark, Russia, and Spain and its American territories. Representing the views of both moderate and radical eighteenth-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.

General

Imprint:	Bucknell University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Apercus: Histories Texts Cultures
Release date:	November 2011
First published:	November 2011
Authors:	Elizabeth Powers
Contributors:	Joris van Eijnatten • Javier Fernandez Sebastian • Paula Sutter Fichtner • Jonathan I. Israel • John Christian Laursen • Lee Morrissey • Helena Rosenblatt • Douglas Smith
Dimensions:	227 x 148 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	256
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-61148-366-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > Freedom of information & freedom of speech Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	1-61148-366-2
Barcode:	9781611483666

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