num_pages: 730
description: An investigation into how free speech and other civil liberties have been compromised in America by war in six historical periods describes how presidents, Supreme Court justices, and resistors contributed to the administration of civil freedoms, in an account complemented by rare photographs, posters, and historical illustrations. 20,000 first printing.
language: English
title: Perilous Times: Free Speech In Wartime : From The Sedition Act Of 1798 To The War On Terrorism
titlecomplete: Perilous Times: Free Speech In Wartime : From The Sedition Act Of 1798 To The War On Terrorism
genres: Terrorism, Military History, Political Science, History, Politics, American History, War, Nonfiction, Journalism, Law
ratings_count: 233
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Goldsmith Book Prize
category: Trade, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Los Angeles Times Book Prize
category: History, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: APSA Gladys M. Kammerer Award
publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc