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Speaking of Race, Speaking of Sex - Hate Speech, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties (Paperback, New Ed) Loot Price: R696
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Speaking of Race, Speaking of Sex - Hate Speech, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties (Paperback, New Ed): Henry Louis Gates Jr,...

Speaking of Race, Speaking of Sex - Hate Speech, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties (Paperback, New Ed)

Henry Louis Gates Jr, Anthony P. Griffin, Donald E Lively, Nadine Strossen

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"A thoughtful book that offers significant insights on the potential perils of imposing restraints in the traditional First Amendment rights."
--A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.

"A powerful collection of essays challenging the advocates of curbing speech in order to promote equality. Most impressively, these writers make their case not through name-calling, but by taking them seriously, and dissecting, opposing arguments and acknowledging complexities, and by invoking informed common sense in bracing prose."
--Gerald Gunther, author of "The Learned Hand: The Man and the Judge,"

At the University of Pennsylvania, a student is reprimanded for calling a group of African-American students water buffalo. Several prominent American law schools now request that professors abstain from discussing the legal aspects of rape for fear of offending students. As debates over multiculturalism and political correctness crisscross the land, no single issue has been more of a flash point in the ongoing culture wars than hate speech codes, which seek to restrict bigoted or offensive speech and punish those who engage in it. In this provocative anthology, a range of prominent voices argue that hate speech restrictions are not only dangerous, but counterproductive. The lessons of history indicate that speech regulation designed to protect minorities is destined to be used against them. Acknowledging the legitimacy of the concerns that prompt speech codes and combining support for civil liberties with an acute concern for civil tights issues, "Speaking of Race, Speaking of Sex" demonstrates that it is difficult, if not impossible, to draw the line between unprotected insults and protected ideas.Decrying such speech regulation as overly concerned with the symbols of racism rather than its realities, Speaking of Race, Speaking of Sex offers a balanced and well-reasoned perspective on one of the most controversial issues of our time.

General

Imprint: New York University Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: October 1996
First published: October 1996
Authors: Henry Louis Gates Jr • Anthony P. Griffin • Donald E Lively • Nadine Strossen
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade / Trade
Pages: 310
Edition: New Ed
ISBN-13: 978-0-8147-3090-4
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > Freedom of information & freedom of speech
LSN: 0-8147-3090-6
Barcode: 9780814730904

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