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Priests of Our Democracy : The Supreme Court, Academic Freedom, and the Anti-Communist Purge / / Marjorie Heins



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Autore: Heins Marjorie Visualizza persona
Titolo: Priests of Our Democracy : The Supreme Court, Academic Freedom, and the Anti-Communist Purge / / Marjorie Heins Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, NY : , : New York University Press, , [2013]
©2013
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (374 p.)
Disciplina: 344.73078
Soggetto topico: Teaching, Freedom of - United States
Anti-communist movements - United States
Universities and colleges - Law and legislation - United States
Public schools - Curricula - Censorship - United States
Freedom of speech - United States
Academic freedom - United States
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-341) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: Prelude to the Deluge -- Part II: Teachers and Free Speech -- Part III: The Purge Comes to Higher Education -- Part IV: The Supreme Court and Academic Freedom -- Part V: Politics, Repression, and the Future of Academic Freedom -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author
Sommario/riassunto: Priests of Our Democracy tells of the teachers and professors who battled the anti-communist witch hunt of the 1950's. It traces the political fortunes of academic freedom beginning in the late 19th century, both on campus and in the courts. Combining political and legal history with wrenching personal stories, the book details how the anti-communist excesses of the 1950's inspired the Supreme Court to recognize the vital role of teachers and professors in American democracy. The crushing of dissent in the 1950's impoverished political discourse in ways that are still being felt, and First Amendment academic freedom, a product of that period, is in peril today. In compelling terms, this book shows why the issue should matter to everyone.
Titolo autorizzato: Priests of Our Democracy  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8147-4464-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910786145303321
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