The Paradox of Democracy: Free Speech, Open Media, and Perilous Persuasion

by Sean Illing and Zac Gershberg

Book Overview

A thought-provoking history of communications that challenges ideas about freedom of speech and democracy.

At the heart of democracy lies a contradiction that cannot be resolved, one that has affected free societies since their advent: Though freedom of speech and media has always been a necessary condition of democracy, that very freedom is also its greatest threat. When new forms of communication arrive, they often bolster the practices...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022668170X
• ISBN13: 9780226681702
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.1"