Censorship 1917

Mock, James R.

Verlag: Princeton University Press (1941), Princeton, 1941

Beschreibung

Ex-library. Library stamps, labels and markings. Boards rubbed with marks. Dampstain to rear board and rear endpaper.; ix, [3], 250, [2 (blank)] pages. Red cloth boards with white and black lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 229 x 149mm. "A nation emerging from a major war is not the same nation it was when it entered the struggle. [. . .] The main purpose of this voume is to show the extent to which the First Amendment to the Constituion was set aside during the greatest crisis through which this nation has passed up to the present time. A second aim of the book is to reveal and evil more dangerous to the continued existence of a true democracy than World War I censorship." - Preface, page vii. "Democracy faces a dilemma in wartime. Founded upon the belief of citizen participation in government and of freedom of speech, press, and assembly for all citizens, when war comes those freedoms must be subordinated to the winning of the struggle, if the very government that guarantees civil rights is to continue to function, and thus assure to the citizens their consitutional privileges." - page 3. Contents: Preface; Our Censorship Heritage; The Seed of Censorship; "Laws Against Spies and Traitors"; The Censorship Board; Cables and Telegrams; Soldiers, Sailors, and Censors; Protective Custody in the Post Office; At the Editor's Elbow; Banned Books; Scissors and Films; "No More Soap-Boxes"; Aftermath or Prologue; Notes on Sources; Index. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 25552

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Censorship 1917

Verlag: Princeton University Press (1941), Princeton

Erscheinungsdatum: 1941

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket

Auflage: First Edition.