Freedom of Expression in the Marketplace of Ideas

by Joseph S. Tuman, Douglas M. Fraleigh, Douglas Fraleigh

Book Overview

A comprehensive guide to effective participation in the public debate about our most indispensable right: freedom of expression

Encouraging readers to think critically about freedom of speech and expression and the diverse critical perspectives that challenge the existing state of the law, this text provides a comprehensive analysis of the historical and legal contexts of the First Amendment, from its early foundations all the way...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412974674
• ISBN13: 9781412974677
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.3" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Citizenship in Practice

I bought this book for my eldest son during his senior year in High School. He is now passing it on to my #2 son, who graduates this year. My own interest in the rights and priveleges of citizenship started in High School, and I want to enourage nothing less in my own children. The subject of this book, freedom of speech, is an important part of citizenship, and is also near and dear to most teen-ager's hearts. Although written essentially in text-book style, the book is immenently readable, and covers issues that are meaningful to young adults as they search for their place in society.

A comprehensive and thoughtful guide to the First Amendment

This is a comprehensive work on the First Amendment. It is a must for anyone interested in Free Speech. I especially liked the chapters on the multicultural history of free expression...really something for everyone.