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Contentious Liberties

Author : Gale L. Kenny
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 0820341975
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Contentious Liberties written by Gale L. Kenny and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oberlin College mission to Jamaica, begun in the 1830s, was an ambitious, and ultimately troubled, effort to use the example of emancipation in the British West Indies to advance the domestic agenda of American abolitionists. White Americans hoped to argue that American slaves, once freed, could be absorbed productively into the society that had previously enslaved them, but their "civilizing mission" did not go as anticipated. Gale L. Kenny's illuminating study examines the differing ideas of freedom held by white evangelical abolitionists and freed people in Jamaica and explores the consequences of their encounter for both American and Jamaican history. Kenny finds that white Americans--who went to Jamaica intending to assist with the transition from slavery to Christian practice and solid citizenship--were frustrated by liberated blacks' unwillingness to conform to Victorian norms of gender, family, and religion. In tracing the history of the thirty-year mission, Kenny makes creative use of available sources to unpack assumptions on both sides of this American-Jamaican interaction, showing how liberated slaves in many cases were able not just to resist the imposition of white mores but to redefine the terms of the encounter.

Contentious Liberties

Author : Gale L. Kenny
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (778 download)

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Download or read book Contentious Liberties written by Gale L. Kenny and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Freedom of Association

Author : Robert J. Bresler
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 157607773X
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (76 download)

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Download or read book Freedom of Association written by Robert J. Bresler and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2004-04-15 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From colonial times to the information age, an exhaustive survey of one of America's most contentious constitutional rights. Freedom of Association: Rights and Liberties under the Law chronicles the evolution of a right derived from but not granted in the First Amendment—freedom of association. An opening analysis of the Supreme Court's ruling against a gay adult member of the Boy Scouts of America illustrates the range and complexity of this issue. Historical discussions of colonial America, including the British Parliament's efforts to suppress political associations, set the stage for a careful scrutiny of the political and legislative activities of the 1950s and 1960s when the Supreme Court established freedom of association as a constitutionally protected right. A concluding chapter delves into the contemporary issues of antidiscriminatory and campaign finance laws and explores the ever-present tension between liberty—freedom from the state—and equality—protection by the state.

Disability Protests

Author : Sharon N. Barnartt
Publisher : Gallaudet University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781563681127
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (811 download)

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Download or read book Disability Protests written by Sharon N. Barnartt and published by Gallaudet University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1952, the Federal Republic of West Germany concluded a treaty with Israel whereby the Germans had to pay three billion Deutschmarks in compensation for the Holocaust. However, the Israelis felt that Germany owed Israel a moral as well as a financial debt, and thus expected further aid and protection. Although Germany made several concessions in favour of the Jewish State, particularly in the domain of armament, as Germany's political status increased, its national interest gradually took priority over that of Israel. George Lavy examines the grounds which motivated Germany to grant aid to Israel and the change in their relations as the German economy flourished and gained influence in world affairs.

The Contentious Public Sphere

Author : Ya-Wen Lei
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691196141
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book The Contentious Public Sphere written by Ya-Wen Lei and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using interviews, newspaper articles, online texts, official documents, and national surveys, Lei shows that the development of the public sphere in China has provided an unprecedented forum for citizens to organize, influence the public agenda, and demand accountability from the government.

Civil Liberties in Real Life

Author : Timothy C. Shiell
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527559181
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (275 download)

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Download or read book Civil Liberties in Real Life written by Timothy C. Shiell and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2020-09-04 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together eight US authors breaking new ground with multidisciplinary perspectives and an exciting range of real-life topics concerning the central question, ‘What is civil liberty?’ The contributions here dive into freedom of speech, religious freedom, freedom of assembly, and much more, examining how and why marginalized groups such as African Americans, women, and queers used civil liberties in their struggle for equality. Topics covered in this volume range from considering how we can moderate the corrupting influences of luxury and consumerism promoted by private property rights to the dilemma of teaching politically controversial civil liberty topics and the role of free speech in the classroom. The book is a must-read for anyone interested in civil liberty, whether an expert, novice, or in-between.

Paths to State Repression

Author : Christian Davenport
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1461640598
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (616 download)

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Download or read book Paths to State Repression written by Christian Davenport and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2000-03-15 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the last ten years, there has been a resurgence of interest in repression and violence within states. Paths to State Repression improves our understanding of why states use political repression, highlighting its relationship to dissent and mass protest. The authors draw upon a wide variety of political-economic contexts, methodological approaches, and geographic locales, including Cuba, Nicaragua, Peru, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Israel, Eastern Europe, and Africa. This book is invaluable to all who wish to better understand why central authorities violate and restrict human rights and how states can break their cycles of conflict.

The Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in America

Author : David Schultz
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317457129
Total Pages : 2503 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)

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Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in America written by David Schultz and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-04-10 with total page 2503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Driven by the growing reality of international terrorism, the threats to civil liberties and individual rights in America are greater today than at any time since the McCarthy era in the 1950s. At this critical time when individual freedoms are being weighed against the need for increased security, this exhaustive three-volume set provides the most detailed coverage of contemporary and historical issues relating to basic rights covered in the United States Constitution. The Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in America examines the history and hotly contested debates surrounding the concept and practice of civil liberties. It provides detailed history of court cases, events, Constitutional amendments and rights, personalities, and themes that have had an impact on our freedoms in America. The Encyclopedia appraises the state of civil liberties in America today, and examines growing concerns over the limiting of personal freedoms for the common good. Complete with selected relevant documents and a chronology of civil liberties developments, and arranged in A-Z format with multiple indexes for quick reference, The Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in America includes in-depth coverage of: freedom of speech, religion, press, and assembly, as outlined in the first amendment; protection against unreasonable search and seizure, as outlined in the fourth amendment; criminal due process rights, as outlined in the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth amendments; property rights, economic liberties, and other rights found within the text of the United States Constitution; Supreme Court justices, presidents, and other personalities, focusing specifically on their contributions to or effect on civil liberties; concepts, themes, and events related to civil liberties, both practical and theoretical; court cases and their impact on civil liberties.

Freedom of Speech

Author : Ken I. Kersch
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1576076075
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (76 download)

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Download or read book Freedom of Speech written by Ken I. Kersch and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2003-03-19 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An innovative narrative approach combines history, politics, and legal doctrine to explore the origin and evolution of Americans' constitutional right to free speech. In a field dominated by jargon-filled texts and march-of-progress treatments, this book presents an insightful introduction to freedom of speech, skillfully blending legal analysis with accounts of how staunchly contested historical, political, and cultural issues often influenced legal reasoning. The volume traces the origins of the freedom in English law and its development through the founding of the United States, and examines how the unique struggles of 19th century Americans over such issues as political parties, slavery, women's rights, and economic inequality transformed this traditional English right into a distinctively American one. The book outlines the ways in which the U.S. Supreme Court became the prime interpreter of the meaning of free speech and introduces readers to current court rulings on the First Amendment. It also speculates about the political and legal developments likely to emerge in the new century.

Civil Rights and Liberties in the 21st Century

Author : John C. Domino
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317226569
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (172 download)

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Download or read book Civil Rights and Liberties in the 21st Century written by John C. Domino and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-04-19 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This up-to-date analysis of the Supreme Court’s landmark rulings on civil rights and liberties is a discussion of the facts, legal issues, and constitutional questions surrounding those rulings. Domino’s book serves as either a core text in courses on civil liberties and civil rights, or as a supplementary text in courses on constitutional law and the judiciary. The book is written in the belief that the key to understanding constitutional law is not having the right answers but asking the right questions. It encourages students to be critical thinkers and provides a historical context so students can better understand competing social, legal, and political interests affecting the Supreme Court’s decisions today. The text also includes numerous short excerpts from some of the more influential, eloquent, and controversial Supreme Court opinions to illustrate the handiwork of the powerful legal minds who have helped to shape our society. It reminds us that "the Court" is not an abstract legal mechanism, but rather a group of human beings with divergent opinions. New to the Fourth Edition Up-to-date discussion of recent rulings, from the standpoint of the Court as a Cultural Tribunal, including: freedom of expression, including hate speech and the historic Citizens United case on campaign finance freedom of religion, including prayer during public meetings and the controversial Hobby Lobby case on corporate religious belief social issues, including reproductive rights & abortion and the landmark Obergefell case on same-sex marriage New section on obscenity and the First Amendment, including discussion of Internet pornography Expanded discussion of the use of GPS and thermal scanning technology by law enforcement and issues surrounding mobile phone privacy The nomination and confirmation politics surrounding the death of Antonin Scalia, the failed nomination of Merrick Garland, and the confirmation of Trump appointee Neil Gorsuch Analysis and comparison of the Roberts Court to the Rehnquist, Burger, and Warren Courts, revisiting the question of counterrevolution that set the theme for previous editions

The Free and Open Press

Author : Robert W. T. Martin
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814764193
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book The Free and Open Press written by Robert W. T. Martin and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2001-08-01 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The current, heated debates over hate speech and pornography were preceded by the equally contentious debates over the "free and open press" in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Thus far little scholarly attention has been focused on the development of the concept of political press freedom even though it is a form of civil liberty that was pioneered in the United States. But the establishment of press liberty had implications that reached far beyond mere free speech. In this groundbreaking work, Robert Martin demonstrates that the history of the "free and open press" is in many ways the story of the emergence and first real expansions of the early American public sphere and civil society itself. Through a careful analysis of early libel law, the state and federal constitutions, and the Sedition Act crisis Martin shows how the development of constitutionalism and civil liberties were bound up in the discussion of the "free and open press." Finally, this book is a study of early American political thought and democratic theory, as seen through the revealing window provided by press liberty discourse. It speaks to broad audiences concerned with the public square, the history of the book, free press history, contemporary free expression controversies, legal history, and conceptual history.

Encyclopedia of American Civil Rights and Liberties [4 volumes]

Author : Kara E. Stooksbury
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1440841101
Total Pages : 1454 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of American Civil Rights and Liberties [4 volumes] written by Kara E. Stooksbury and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2017-09-21 with total page 1454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thoroughly updated and featuring 75 new entries, this monumental four-volume work illuminates past and present events associated with civil rights and civil liberties in the United States. This revised and expanded four-volume encyclopedia is unequaled for both the depth and breadth of its coverage. Some 650 entries address the full range of civil rights and liberties in America from the Colonial Era to the present. In addition to many updates of material from the first edition, the work offers 75 new entries about recent issues and events; among them, dozens of topics that are the subject of close scrutiny and heated debate in America today. There is coverage of controversial issues such as voter ID laws, the use of drones, transgender issues, immigration, human rights, and government surveillance. There is also expanded coverage of women's rights, gay rights/gay marriage, and Native American rights. Entries are enhanced by 42 primary documents that have shaped modern understanding of the extent and limitations of civil liberties in the United States, including landmark statutes, speeches, essays, court decisions, and founding documents of influential civil rights organizations. Designed as an up-to-date reference for students, scholars, and others interested in the expansive array of topics covered, the work will broaden readers' understanding of—and appreciation for—the people and events that secured civil rights guarantees and concepts in this country. At the same time, it will help readers better grasp the reasoning behind and ramifications of 21st-century developments like changing applications of Miranda Rights and government access to private Internet data. Maintaining an impartial stance throughout, the entries objectively explain the varied perspectives on these hot-button issues, allowing readers to draw their own conclusions.

Liberty Versus the Tyranny of Socialism

Author : Walter E. Williams
Publisher : Hoover Press
ISBN 13 : 0817949135
Total Pages : 393 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book Liberty Versus the Tyranny of Socialism written by Walter E. Williams and published by Hoover Press. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this selected collection of his syndicated newspaper columns, Walter Williams offers his sometimes controversial views on education, health, the environment, government, law and society, race, and a range of other topics. Although many of these essays focus on the growth of government and our loss of liberty, many others demonstrate how the tools of freemarket economics can be used to improve our lives in ways ordinary people can understand.

International Human Rights

Author : Jack Donnelly
Publisher : Westview Press
ISBN 13 : 0813345022
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (133 download)

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Download or read book International Human Rights written by Jack Donnelly and published by Westview Press. This book was released on 2012-07-22 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: International Human Rights examines the ways in which states and other international actors have addressed human rights since the end of World War II. This unique textbook features substantial attention to theory, history, international and regional institutions, and the role of transnational actors in the protection and promotion of human rights. Its purpose is to explore the difficult and contentious politics of human rights, and how those political dimensions have been addressed at the national, regional, and especially international levels. The fifth edition is substantially updated, rewritten, and revised throughout, including updates on multilateral institutions (especially the UN's Universal Periodic Review process and the Human Rights Council's Special Procedures mechanisms), regional systems, human rights in foreign policy (including a specific chapter on U.S. foreign policy), humanitarian intervention and the "responsibility to protect," and (anti)terrorism and human rights. The book also includes a new chapter on the unity (indivisibility) of human rights. Chapters include discussion questions, case studies for in-depth examination of topics (including new case studies on the U.N. Special Procedures, Myanmar, and Israeli settlements in West-Bank Palestine), and ten "problems" (including new entries on the war in Syria and hierarchies between human rights) tailored to promote classroom discussion.

Religious Freedom

Author : Corey Brettschneider
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0143135147
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book Religious Freedom written by Corey Brettschneider and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To understand the most contentious issues around religious liberty, this volume provides influential philosophical ideas from the U.S.’s founding to the present day and key U.S. Supreme Court judgements to ask how the two twin pillars of religious freedom — free exercise and the limit on religious establishment — unfold in daily life. A Penguin Classic With the Penguin Liberty series by Penguin Classics, we look to the U.S. Constitution’s text and values, as well as to American history and some of the country’s most important thinkers, to discover the best explanations of our constitutional ideals of liberty. Through these curated anthologies of historical, political, and legal classic texts, Penguin Liberty offers everyday citizens the chance to hear the strongest defenses of these ideals, engage in constitutional interpretation, and gain new (or renewed) appreciation for the values that have long inspired the nation. Questions of liberty affect both our daily lives and our country’s values, from what we can say to whom we can marry, how society views us to how we determine our leaders. It is Americans’ great privilege that we live under a Constitution that both protects our liberty and allows us to debate what that liberty should mean.

Civil Liberties

Author : Scott Gillam
Publisher : ABDO
ISBN 13 : 1604538147
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book Civil Liberties written by Scott Gillam and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2007-08-01 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the controversial viewpoints regarding civil rights.

Taking Liberties

Author : Alan M. Dershowitz
Publisher : McGraw-Hill/Contemporary
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Taking Liberties written by Alan M. Dershowitz and published by McGraw-Hill/Contemporary. This book was released on 1988 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Porn, whatever it is, shows no link to rape -- Press is punished for doing its job -- Testing the police for drugs -- The Rise of the "hanging jury" -- Flying past the Fourth Amendment -- The New High Court: our best nineteenth-century minds -- The Senate should not rubber-stamp judges -- Cigarette pushers have rights, too -- Who really killed John Belushi? -- Should we let pregnant women smoke and drink? -- Give Zakharov his rights--even if it's not fair -- Don't look for big shifts at the High Court--yet -- The Price of a life depends on the color of the skin -- Tortured reasoning, executed prisoners -- Supreme Court is not the "people's court" -- Judges should be a breed apart -- Judge was pioneer, conscience of the nation -- Impeachment: for emergency use only -- The Fifth Amendment: it's all the rage this year -- Insiders and the evil intentions of the small investor -- Smoking at someone else should be a crime -- Defending a terrorist: more than just a bad dream --