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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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Examines major challenges to the Fist Amendment and focuses on the extremely important paradigm shift of freedom of expression in the post-9/11 era.
The first edition of Silencing the Opposition examined major challenges to the First Amendment using illustrative case studies of the various forms of governmental suppression in our history. The essays showed that governmental forces have used rhetorical strategies in simple and sophisticated ways to silence opponents. By studying which strategies are effective, how they evolve, and how they are unmasked, the authors offered a better understanding to combat the strategies in the future. This second edition of Silencing the Opposition 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.
Preface and Introduction
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1. The Alien and Sedition Crisis
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2. Lincoln and Habeas Corpus
Craig R. Smith and Stephanie M. Hurst
3. The Radical Republicans
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4. Suppression of Native American Culture
Craig R. Smith, Karen Rasmussen, and Stephanie M. Hurst
5. Silencing the Union Movement
Andrew Sachs
6. Suppression of the Suffrage Movement
Katie L. Gibson and Amy L. Heyse
7. The Red Scares
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8. Suppression During the Vietnam Era
Sharon Downey and Karen Rasmussen
9. Suppressing Political Speech Through Broadcast Regulation and Campaign Reform
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10. 9/11 and the Ensuing Restrictions on Civil Liberties
Craig R. Smith and R. Brandon Anderson
11. Conclusion
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Bibliography
List of Contributors
Index
Produktdetaljer
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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.