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Century of Repression e-bog
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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 prov...
E-bog
169,58 DKK
Forlag
University of Illinois Press
Udgivet
4 oktober 2022
Længde
336 sider
Genrer
DNJ
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780252053566
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.