Freedom of Speech
The History of an Idea
Freedom of Speech
The History of an Idea
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The essays in this volume portray the debates concerning freedom of speech in eighteenth-century France and Britain as
well as in 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 discover that twenty-fi rst-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 triumphant Enlightenment narrative of universalism and tolerance that masks these divisions and the disparate national contributions to freedom of speech and other liberal rights.
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| Published | Nov 10 2011 |
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| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 256 |
| ISBN | 9781611483666 |
| Imprint | Bucknell University Press |
| Dimensions | 227 x 148 mm |
| Series | Aperçus: Histories Texts Cultures |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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