Eloquence and Reason: Creating a First Amendment Culture - Couverture rigide

Tsai, Robert L.

 
9780300117233: Eloquence and Reason: Creating a First Amendment Culture
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 030011723X ISBN 13 : 9780300117233
Editeur : Yale University Press, 2008

Synopsis

This provocative book presents a theory of the First Amendment's development. During the twentieth century, Americans gained trust in its commitments, turned the First Amendment into an instrument for social progress, and exercised their rhetorical freedom to create a common language of rights.

Robert L. Tsai explains that the guarantees of the First Amendment have become part of a governing culture and nationwide priority. Examining the rhetorical tactics of activists, presidents, and lawyers, he illustrates how committed citizens seek to promote or destabilize a convergence in constitutional ideas. Eloquence and Reason reveals the social and institutional processes through which foundational ideas are generated and defends a cultural role for the courts.

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À propos de l?auteur

Robert L. Tsai is associate professor of law at American University, Washington College of Law. He lives in Eugene, OR, and Washington, D.C.

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Éditeur
Yale University Press
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
030011723X
ISBN 13 
9780300117233
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
216
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
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