The First Freedom by Robert Hargreaves
This volume examines the history of free speech, from the execution of Socrates to the writings of Milton, Voltaire and Mill and the struggles of Paine, Wilkes and Cobbett. From its infancy in ancient Athens, Hargreaves offers pen-portraits of the champions of free speech, recounting the story through the people who kept the idea of free speech alive through periods of progress, cataclysmic defeats and centuries of stagnation. His study covers ancient Greece and Rome, Renaissance and Enlightenment Europe and the United States.
The first published history of free speech, from Socrates to whistleblowers, brought to life in vivid portraits of key figures by an experienced journalistThis book is essential reading for journalists and for all concerned with or interested in civil liberty.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780750929233 |
| ISBN 10 | 0750929235 |
| Title | The First Freedom |
| Author | Robert Hargreaves |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | The History Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2007-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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