02833nam 22006134a 450 991081379850332120240418004016.01-282-35159-197866123515940-300-15187-X10.12987/9780300151879(CKB)2430000000010716(StDuBDS)BDZ0022171542(SSID)ssj0000294980(PQKBManifestationID)11227333(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000294980(PQKBWorkID)10314159(PQKB)11288646(StDuBDS)EDZ0000158242(MiAaPQ)EBC3420643(DE-B1597)485374(OCoLC)593251085(DE-B1597)9780300151879(Au-PeEL)EBL3420643(CaPaEBR)ebr10373451(CaONFJC)MIL235159(OCoLC)923595439(EXLCZ)99243000000001071620080310d2008 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrEloquence and reason creating a First Amendment culture /Robert L. Tsai1st ed.New Haven Yale University Pressc20081 online resource (1 online resource (xiii, 198 p.))Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-300-11723-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Freedom as a Matter of Faith -- 2. Metaphor and Community -- 3. Linguistic Transformation -- 4. Political Pathways -- 5. War and Syntax -- 6. Adjudication as Facilitation -- Coda -- Notes -- IndexThis provocative book presents a theory of the First Amendment's development. During the twentieth century, Americans gained trust in its commitments, turned the First Amendment into an instrument for social progress, and exercised their rhetorical freedom to create a common language of rights. Robert L. Tsai explains that the guarantees of the First Amendment have become part of a governing culture and nationwide priority. Examining the rhetorical tactics of activists, presidents, and lawyers, he illustrates how committed citizens seek to promote or destabilize a convergence in constitutional ideas. Eloquence and Reason reveals the social and institutional processes through which foundational ideas are generated and defends a cultural role for the courts.Freedom of speechUnited StatesFreedom of speech342.7308/53Tsai Robert L.1971-1706177MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813798503321Eloquence and reason4093419UNINA