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What is Free Speech? The History of a Dangerous Idea

Paperback • 2025 • English

What is Free Speech? The History of a Dangerous Idea

By Faramerz Dabhoiwala

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About the book

'Free Speech!' is a clarion call all over the world, yet what it means today is more contested than ever. Many cultures regard it as dangerous- in China, India, and across the Islamic world, unorthodox views about politics, sex, and religion are repressed and people are often punished for expressing them. Even in the western world, where it is held up as a core value, there is widespread discord and disagreement about what freedom of expression means. Amidst perennial imbalances of power, contin...Show more

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9780241347478

Publisher

Allen Lane

Published year

2025

Language

English

Original title

What is Free Speech? The History of a Dangerous Idea

Format

Paperback

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