| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 344 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: the geography of expression -- The expressive topography and public liberties -- Embodied places -- Contested places -- Non-places -- Inscribed places -- Militarized places -- Places of higher learning -- Networked public places. |
| Summary |
The Supreme Court has emphasized that expressive liberties require 'breathing space' in which to thrive. At a minimum, speakers need places in which to assemble, speak, and petition government. This book is a comprehensive examination of First Amendment rights in public places. It shows that the literal ground beneath speakers' feet has been steadily eroding, from personal spaces to college campuses and to once vast and important inscribed places, such as public parks and public squares. Through the study of 'expressive topography', this book considers a variety of contemporary speech contests including restrictions on abortion clinic sidewalk counselors, protests at military funerals, and restrictions on assembly and speech at political conventions. Countering or reversing these forces will require a focused and sustained effort by public officials, courts, and, of course, the people themselves. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Freedom of speech -- United States.
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Freedom of speech. |
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United States. |
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Assembly, Right of -- United States.
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Assembly, Right of. |
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Law and geography -- United States.
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Law and geography. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic book.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Zick, Timothy. Speech out of doors. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009 9780521517300 (DLC) 2008033691 (OCoLC)237884145 |
| ISBN |
9780511465161 (electronic book) |
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0511465165 (electronic book) |
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9780511462856 (ebook) |
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0511462859 (ebook) |
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9780511815690 (electronic book) |
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0511815697 (electronic book) |
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9780521517300 (hardback) |
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0521517303 (hardback) |
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9780521731966 (paperback) |
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0521731968 (paperback) |
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