In this Book
- Silencing the Opposition: How the U.S. Government Suppressed Freedom of Expression During Major Crises, Second Edition
- Book
- 2011
- Published by: State University of New York Press
summary
Examines major challenges to the Fist Amendment and focuses on the extremely important paradigm shift of freedom of expression in the post-9/11 era. The first edition of Silencing the Opposition examined major challenges to the First Amendment using illustrative case studies of the various forms of governmental suppression in our history. The essays showed that governmental forces have used rhetorical strategies in simple and sophisticated ways to silence opponents. By studying which strategies are effective, how they evolve, and how they are unmasked, the authors offered a better understanding to combat the strategies in the future. This second edition of Silencing the Opposition includes: a revised introduction and conclusion, updated chapters, and two new chapters, one on the Patriot Act and one on habeas corpus of ‘enemy combatants.’ In these revisions and additions, Smith has arranged a valuable, timely collection appropriate for its focus on the last eight years of civil liberty reforms in the United States.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. iii-iv
- Introduction
- pp. 1-24
- 5. Esotericisms of the Twentieth Century
- pp. 89-109
- Bibliography
- pp. 111-117
- Index of Names
- pp. 119-128
Additional Information
ISBN
9781438435213
DOI
MARC Record
OCLC
710992652
Pages
368
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No