Description
| Product ID: | 9780252086632 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Series: | The History of Media and Communication |
| Title: | A Century of Repression |
| Subtitle: | The Espionage Act and Freedom of the Press |
| Authors: | Author: Carey Shenkman, Ralph Engelman |
| Page Count: | 336 |
| Subjects: | Reportage, journalism or collected columns, Reportage & collected journalism, Society and culture: general, Media studies, Media, entertainment, information and communication industries, Entertainment and media law, Society & culture: general, Media studies, Media, information & communication industries, Entertainment & media law |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A Century of Repression offers an unprecedented and panoramic history of the use of the Espionage Act of 1917 as the most important yet least understood law threatening freedom of the press in modern American history. It details government use of the Act to control information about U.S. military and foreign policy during the two World Wars, the Cold War, and the War on Terror. The Act has provided cover for the settling of political scores, illegal break-ins, and prosecutorial misconduct. A Century of Repression offers an unprecedented and panoramic history of the use of the Espionage Act of 1917 as the most important yet least understood law threatening freedom of the press in modern American history. It details government use of the Act to control information about U.S. military and foreign policy during the two World Wars, the Cold War, and the War on Terror. The Act has provided cover for the settling of political scores, illegal break-ins, and prosecutorial misconduct. |
| Imprint Name: | University of Illinois Press |
| Publisher Name: | University of Illinois Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-10-04 |
