Description: Further DetailsTitle: The First Amendment, Freedom of the PressCondition: NewEAN: 9781591025634ISBN: 9781591025634Publisher: Prometheus BooksFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 10/31/2008Item Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Width: 27mmItem Weight: 544gContributor: Garrett Epps (Edited by), David B. Oppenheimer (Series edited by)Language: EnglishSubtitle: Its Constitutional History and the Contempory DebateISBN-10: 159102563XDescription: The press in the United States is freer than in any other country in the world, and virtually any in history. American courts give critics of society and government extraordinary freedom to disseminate views that are unpopular, subversive, and even hateful. How did freedom of the press evolve over the centuries, what values does American press freedom claim to serve today, and what challenges will this right face in the twenty-first century? These are some of the important questions addressed in this scholarly but accessible volume on one of our most important freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment.Award-winning legal scholar Garrett Epps has selected significant historical and contemporary articles in addition to a sampling of key cases on freedom of the press in this outstanding collection. Beginning with a history of the idea of press freedom in England and America, he includes classic essays by John Milton, Thomas Jefferson, and John Stuart Mill, among others. A selection of landmark cases follows, which span the twentieth century and include such major issues as censorship vs. national security, reporters' protected sources, the definition of obscenity, and other issues. A section of contemporary essays includes contributions by Justice Hugo Black, Justice Potter Stewart, Alexander Meiklejohn, Robert Bork, and others.In conclusion, Epps offers brief selections from other cultures on freedom of the press and he examines the unprecedented challenges to a free press in the twenty-first century from a global Internet culture that allows information to cross all borders and makes the definition of journalism fuzzy.Country/Region of Manufacture: USGenre: Law & PoliticsBook Series: Bill of RightsAuthor: Garrett EppsRelease Year: 2008 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: The First Amendment, Freedom of the Press
Title: The First Amendment, Freedom of the Press
EAN: 9781591025634
ISBN: 9781591025634
Release Date: 10/31/2008
Release Year: 2008
Contributor: David B. Oppenheimer (Series edited by)
Subtitle: Its Constitutional History and the Contempory Debate
ISBN-10: 159102563X
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Series: Bill of Rights
Book Title: First Amendment-Freedom of the Press : Its Constitutional History and the Contemporary Debate
Number of Pages: 366 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Prometheus Books, Publishers
Publication Year: 2008
Item Height: 1.1 in
Topic: Modern / 18th Century, United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Censorship, Political Freedom
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Political Science, History
Item Weight: 19.2 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Garrett Epps
Book Series: Bill of Rights Ser.
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
