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Silencing the Opposition by Craig R Smith

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Summary

Examines challenges to the Fist Amendment and focuses on the important paradigm shift of freedom of expression in the post-9/11 era.

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Silencing the Opposition by Craig R Smith

includes: a revised introduction and conclusion, updated chapters, and two new chapters, one on the Patriot Act and one on habeas corpus of 'enemy combatants.' In these revisions and additions, Smith has arranged a valuable, timely collection appropriate for its focus on the last eight years of civil liberty reforms in the United States.

"Useful for understanding the context of contemporary government policies" — CHOICE

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.

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ISBN 13 9781438435190
ISBN 10 1438435193
Title Silencing the Opposition
Author Craig R Smith
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher State University of New York Press
Year published 2011-01-01
Number of pages 368
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.