Freedom of Speech: The History of an Idea
Title
Freedom of Speech: The History of an Idea
Subject
Freedom of speech -- History
Assembly, Right of
Freedom of information
Intellectual freedom
History
Description
"The essays in this volume portray the public debates concerning freedom of speech in the eighteenth-century in France and Britain as well as Austria, Denmark, Russia, and Spain and its American territories. Representing the views of both moderate and radical eighteenth-century thinkers, these essays by eminent scholars suggest that twenty-first-century controversies regarding the extent of permissible speech have their origins in the eighteenth-century. The economic integration of Europe and its offshoots over the past three centuries into a distinctive cultural product, "the West," has given rise to a triumphalist Enlightenment narrative of universalism and tolerance that masks these divisions and the disparate national contributions to freedom of speech and other liberal rights"--Provided by publisher.
Creator
Elizabeth Powers 1944-
Publisher
Bucknell University Press
Date
2011
Format
Book, physical
Book, electronic
Language
English
Identifier
K3254 .F75 2011
Collection
Citation
Elizabeth Powers 1944-, “Freedom of Speech: The History of an Idea,” Trinity College Library, accessed April 26, 2024, https://tclibrary.omeka.net/items/show/263.