The Mind of the Censor and the Eye of the Beholder: The First Amendment and the Censor's Dilemma - Couverture rigide

Corn-Revere, Robert

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 110712994X ISBN 13 : 9781107129948

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2021

Synopsis

Beginning in the nineteenth century with Anthony Comstock, America's 'censor in chief,' The Mind of the Censor and the Eye of the Beholder explores how censors operate and why they wore out their welcome in society at large. This book explains how the same tactics were tried and eventually failed in the twentieth century, with efforts to censor music, comic books, television, and other forms of popular entertainment. The historic examples illustrate not just the mindset and tactics of censors, but why they are the ultimate counterculture warriors and why, in free societies, censors never occupy the moral high ground. This book is for anyone who wants to know more about why freedom of speech is important and how protections for free expression became part of the American identity.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Robert Corn-Revere is a leading First Amendment lawyer whose career has spanned over thirty-five years. He has argued cases in the Supreme Court, defeated the FCC in the Super Bowl 'wardrobe malfunction' case, and obtained a posthumous pardon for the late comedian Lenny Bruce from the Governor of New York.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 110712994X
• ISBN 13: 9781107129948
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 384
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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