Selling Words: Free Speech in a Commercial Culture

by R. George Wright

Book Overview

All of us grumble, from time to time, about the ever-increasing commercialization of American life. Whether in the form of overt corporate sponsorship--as evidenced by the "branding" of every major sporting event--or the less conspicuous role of commercial interests in the funding of the arts, America's corporations are a ubiquitous presence.
While debates rage over the televising of liquor ads and the degree to which Joe Camel encourages adolescent...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814793150
• ISBN13: 9780814793152
• Release Date: August 1997
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.5"