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A global history of free speech, from the ancient world to today.
Hailed as the "first freedom," free speech is the bedrock of
democracy. But it is a challenging principle, subject to erosion in
times of upheaval. Today, in democracies and authoritarian states
around the world, it is on the retreat. In Free Speech, Jacob
Mchangama traces the riveting legal, political, and cultural
history of this idea. Through captivating stories of free speech's
many defenders - from the ancient Athenian orator Demosthenes and
the ninth-century freethinker al-Razi, to Mary Wollstonecraft,
Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela and modern-day digital activists -
Mchangama demonstrates how the free exchange of ideas underlies all
intellectual achievement and has enabled the advancement of both
freedom and equality worldwide. Yet the desire to restrict speech
is also a constant, and he explores how even its champions can be
led down this path when the rise of new and contrarian voices
challenge power and privilege of all kinds. Meticulously
researched, deeply humane and provocative, Free Speech challenges
us all to recognise how much we have gained from this principle -
and how much we stand to lose without it.
A global history of free speech, from the ancient world to today.
Hailed as the "first freedom," free speech is the bedrock of
democracy. But it is a challenging principle, subject to erosion in
times of upheaval. Today, in democracies and authoritarian states
around the world, it is on the retreat. In Free Speech, Jacob
Mchangama traces the riveting legal, political, and cultural
history of this idea. Through captivating stories of free speech's
many defenders - from the ancient Athenian orator Demosthenes and
the ninth-century freethinker al-Razi, to Mary Wollstonecraft,
Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela and modern-day digital activists -
Mchangama demonstrates how the free exchange of ideas underlies all
intellectual achievement and has enabled the advancement of both
freedom and equality worldwide. Yet the desire to restrict speech
is also a constant, and he explores how even its champions can be
led down this path when the rise of new and contrarian voices
challenge power and privilege of all kinds. Meticulously
researched, deeply humane and provocative, Free Speech challenges
us all to recognise how much we have gained from this principle -
and how much we stand to lose without it.
A global history of free speech, from the ancient world to today.
Hailed as the "first freedom," free speech is the bedrock of
democracy. But it is a challenging principle, subject to erosion in
times of upheaval. Today, in democracies and authoritarian states
around the world, it is on the retreat. In Free Speech, Jacob
Mchangama traces the riveting legal, political, and cultural
history of this idea. Through captivating stories of free speech's
many defenders - from the ancient Athenian orator Demosthenes and
the ninth-century freethinker al-Razi, to Mary Wollstonecraft,
Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela and modern-day digital activists -
Mchangama demonstrates how the free exchange of ideas underlies all
intellectual achievement and has enabled the advancement of both
freedom and equality worldwide. Yet the desire to restrict speech
is also a constant, and he explores how even its champions can be
led down this path when the rise of new and contrarian voices
challenge power and privilege of all kinds. Meticulously
researched, deeply humane and provocative, Free Speech challenges
us all to recognise how much we have gained from this principle -
and how much we stand to lose without it.
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