Smith Silencing the Opposition

How the U.S. Government Suppressed Freedom of Expression During Major Crises, Second Edition
2. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4384-3521-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Smith, Craig R.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface and Introduction
Craig R. Smith

1. The Alien and Sedition Crisis
Craig R. Smith

2. Lincoln and Habeas Corpus

Craig R. Smith and Stephanie M. Hurst

3. The Radical Republicans

Craig R. Smith

4. Suppression of Native American Culture
Craig R. Smith, Karen Rasmussen, and Stephanie M. Hurst

5. Silencing the Union Movement
Andrew Sachs

6. Suppression of the Suffrage Movement

Katie L. Gibson and Amy L. Heyse

7. The Red Scares
Craig R. Smith

8. Suppression During the Vietnam Era
Sharon Downey and Karen Rasmussen

9. Suppressing Political Speech Through Broadcast Regulation and Campaign Reform
Craig R. Smith

10. 9/11 and the Ensuing Restrictions on Civil Liberties
Craig R. Smith and R. Brandon Anderson

11. Conclusion
Craig R. Smith

Bibliography
List of Contributors
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Craig R. Smith is Professor of Communication Studies at California State University, Long Beach, where he also directs the Center for First Amendment Studies. He has written many books, including The Four Freedoms of the First Amendment; Rhetoric and Human Consciousness: A History; and Daniel Webster and the Oratory of Civil Religion. He regularly publishes editorials on the subject of freedom of expression in such prestigious newspapers as the Miami Herald, Los Angeles Times, and Washington Post.