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Criminal dissent prosecutions under the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798
The prosecution of dissent under the Alien and Sedition Acts affected far more people than previously realized. It also provoked the first battle over the Bill of Rights. Wendell Bird provides the definitive account of a dark moment in U.S. history, reminding us that expressive freedom and oppositio...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts London, England
Harvard University Press
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The prosecution of dissent under the Alien and Sedition Acts affected far more people than previously realized. It also provoked the first battle over the Bill of Rights. Wendell Bird provides the definitive account of a dark moment in U.S. history, reminding us that expressive freedom and opposition politics are essential to a stable democracy |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9780674243873 0674243870 9780674243897 0674243897 |