The freedom to be racist? how the United States and Europe struggle to preserve freedom and combat racism

Since the end of World War II, the balance between freedom of expression and the desire to deter racist speech has gradually tipped toward the latter throughout much of the Western world. This text focuses on the tension between combating racism and protecting freedom of speech in the US, France, Br...

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Main Author: Bleich, Erik
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2011, 2011
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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