Saint Thomas Aquinas , a thirteenth century Benedictine ( later a Dominican ) monk , studied Aristotle in order to grasp the validity and the limits of ... Armbands became very visible in the United States with the passing of Roe v .
The Communications Decency Act The battle over how to deal with computer - accessed pornography began in earnest in the early 1990s when Enough Is Enough , an organization of anti - obscenity activists headed by Donna Rice Hughes ...
In its 997 alphabetically arranged essays, this set presents "every dimension of censorship: its targets and victims; its perpetrators and defenders; its rationale; and its subject matter."--Page vi.
Sun's political phi-losophy was based on what he called the Three Principles of the People: nationalism, democracy, and people's livelihood. The Tongmeng Hui was by no means the only Chinese revolutionary movement at this time, ...
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Although the boycott suppressed a film once intended to break the blacklist , the Salt of the Earth story constitutes an important chapter in the history of American civil liberties , and the film documents the resistance to conformity ...
Presents the history of censoring information in the western world and discusses issues, as well as some specific cases, involving obscenity, libel, espionage, pornography, and student rights.
Under cover of being "fair," they will prove to be anything but: They will be used as a means of censorship by those with contempt for conservative talk radio.
One in a series of books on some of today's most controversial issues, this book examines all kinds of controls that have been imposed on communications, from the first emperor of China who had his critics buried alive, to new laws in ...
Censorship will be an essential reference work for students of the many subjects touched by censorship and for all those who are interested in the history of and contemporary fate of freedom of expression."--Publisher's description.
More than two hundred years ago, the Founding Fathers established, with the first amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the right to freedom of expression and free speech. Since then, the...
A look inside the fairness doctrine and its impact on politics and free speech in American talk radio.
The essays in this anthology provide contrasting views on the use of censorship and the limits of free speech. A question-and-response format prompts readers to examine complex issues from multiple angles.
In this provocative history of censorship, Sue Curry jansen challenges conventional thought with a bold new view: that censorship, an embodiment of the relationship between power and knowledge, is as much a feature of liberal, market ...
Readers will explore the issues surrounding censorship through this collection of essays that present diversity of opinion, including both conservative and liberal points of view in an even balance.
Presents opposing viewpoints about various aspects of censorship and freedom of speech. Includes critical thinking skill activities and a list of organizations to contact.
This book guides the reader through these many-faceted historical controversies, always with an eye toward contemporary and future challenges.
Freedom of speech is a vital element of American democracy, but opinions differ concerning how far it should extend. Censorship is often called for in cases of national security, military...
As U.S. society struggles to protect both its culture and its right to free speech, there is ongoing debate about whether censorship should ever be allowed.