Description
| Product ID: | 9780195093834 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | There's No Such Thing as Free Speech |
| Subtitle: | And It's a Good Thing, Too |
| Authors: | Author: Stanley Fish |
| Page Count: | 352 |
| Subjects: | Literary theory, Literary theory, Human rights, civil rights, Methods, theory and philosophy of law, Freedom of information & freedom of speech, Jurisprudence & philosophy of law |
| Description: | Contains the author's investigations of issues in literary and legal theory, offering insights into diverse matters ranging from politics and education to literature and culture. In an era when much of what passes for debate is merely moral posturing - traditional family values versus the cultural elite, free speech versus censorship - the terms `liberal'' and `politically correct'', are used with as much dismissive scorn by the right as `reactionary'' and `fascist'' are by the left.In There''s No Such Thing as Free Speech, Fish takes aim at the ideological gridlock paralyzing academic and political exchange in the nineties. In his witty, accessible dissections of the swirling controversies over multiculturalism, affirmative action, canon revision, hate speech, and legal reform, he takes both the left and the right equally to task. This book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the outcome of America''s cultural wars. |
| Imprint Name: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Publisher Name: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1995-03-30 |
