The Freedom to Be Racist? - How United States Europe Struggle to Preserve Freedom Combat Racism

Zusatztext Bleich's study is unusually sophisticated in charting the dynamic interaction amongst social movements, legal doctrine, and state imperatives over time and through diverse contexts. This astute book will be of interest to scholars and general readers alike concerned with the past and future of freedom and equality in the world's modern liberal democracies. Informationen zum Autor Erik Bleich is Professor of Political Science at Middlebury College, and author of Race Politics in Britain and France. Klappentext The Freedom to be Racist? focuses on the tension between combating racism and protecting freedom of speech. Zusammenfassung The Freedom to be Racist? focuses on the tension between combating racism and protecting freedom of speech. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Balancing Public Values-The Big Picture Part One: Freedom of Expression 2. European Restrictionism and its Variations 3. Holocaust Denial and its Extremes 4. American Exceptionalism and its Limits Part Two: Freedom of Association and Opinion-as-Motive 5. Banning Racist Groups and Parties 6. Punishing Racial Discrimination and Hate Crimes Conclusions 7. How Much Freedom for Racists? References

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Erik Bleich, Bleich Erik
• Edition: Oxford University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 09.09.2011
• EAN: 9780199739691
• ISBN: 978-0-19-973969-1
• Pages: 224
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences sociales en général; History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, HISTORY / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Human rights & civil liberties law, LAW / Civil Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Comparative Politics, Human rights, civil rights, Law: Human rights and civil liberties, Freedom Of Information & Freedom Of Speech