From the Palmer Raids to the Patriot Act
Subtitle: a history of the fight for free speech in America
By: Christopher M. Finan
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Boston, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 348
ISBN-13: 9780807044285; 9780807044292
Subjects: Freedom of speech; History
Other titles: History of the fight for free speech in America
Description: Presents a comprehensive history of the evolution of free speech in America over the last century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 310-325) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction -- -- ch. 1.; title: Ground zero -- -- ch. 2.; title: Mob rule, 1921-1930 -- -- ch. 3.; title: Banned in Boston -- -- ch. 4. The; title: court takes a hand -- -- ch. 5. The; title: second Red scare -- -- ch. 6. The; title: fight for artistic freedom, 1945-1966 -- -- ch. 7.; title: Let the sunshine in -- -- ch. 8. The; title: counterattack, 1970-2002 --; title: 9/11 --; title: Acknowledgments --; title: Notes --; title: Index.