| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 204 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-197) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. The meanings of America -- pt. 2. Combating injustice. |
| Summary |
Americans should not just tolerate dissent. They should encourage it. In this provocative and wide-ranging book, Steven Shiffrin makes this case by arguing that dissent should be promoted because it lies at the heart of a core American value: free speech. He contends, however, that the country's major institutions--including the Supreme Court and the mass media--wrongly limit dissent. And he reflects on how society and the law should change to encourage nonconformity. Shiffrin is one of the country's leading first-amendment theorists. He advances his dissent-based theory of free spee. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Freedom of speech -- United States.
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Freedom of speech. |
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United States. |
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Hate speech -- United States.
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Hate speech. |
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Racism in language.
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Racism in language. |
| Indexed Term |
Jura Jura. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Hate speech. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Shiffrin, Steven H., 1941- Dissent, injustice, and the meanings of America. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1999 (DLC) 98023200 |
| ISBN |
9780691001425 (alkaline paper) |
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0691001421 (alkaline paper) |
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1400813387 (electronic book) |
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9781400813384 (electronic book) |
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1400807298 |
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9781400807291 |
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9781400822966 (e-book) |
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1400822963 (e-book) |
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0691001421 (alkaline paper) |
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9780691070230 |
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9786612753671 |
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6612753676 |
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1282753673 |
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9781282753679 |
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