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Free Speech

And Why You Should Give a Damn

By: Jonathan Zimmerman,Signe Wilkinson

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Free Speech

And Why You Should Give a Damn

By: Jonathan Zimmerman,Signe Wilkinson

In America we like to think we live in a land of liberty, where everyone can say whatever they want. Throughout our history, however, we have also been quick to censor people who offend or frighten us. We talk a good game about freedom of speech, then we turn around and deny it to others. In this brief but bracing book, historian Jonathan Zimmerman and Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Signe Wilkinson tell the story of free speech in America: who established it, who has denounced it, and who has risen to its defense. They also make the case for why we should care about it today, when free speech is once again under attack.Across the political spectrum, Americans have demanded the suppression of ideas and images that allegedly threaten our nation. But the biggest danger to America comes not from speech but from censorship, which prevents us fromfreely governing ourselves. Free speech allows us to criticize our leaders. It lets us consume the art, film, and literature we prefer. And, perhaps most importantly, it allows minorities to challenge the oppression they suffer. While any of us are censored, none of us are free.

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City of Light Publishing

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1952536111

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9781952536113

The Constitutional Theory of the Federation and the European Union

By: Signe Rehling Larsen

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The Constitutional Theory of the Federation and the European Union

By: Signe Rehling Larsen

This book departs from the 'statist' imagination by suggesting the EU is a federal union of states, or a federation. Dedicated to the constitutional theory of federalism, this book gives the strengths and weaknesses of a federation as a political form, its histories, and current perils for the EU.

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241

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0198859260

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9780198859260

Love and Revolution

A Political Memoir : People's History of the Greensboro Massacre, Its Setting and Aftermath

By: Signe Waller

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Love and Revolution

A Political Memoir : People's History of the Greensboro Massacre, Its Setting and Aftermath

By: Signe Waller

Love and Revolution: A Political Memoir is both memoir and people's history. It is a factually detailed and passionate account of events surrounding the Greensboro Massacre by a woman intimately connected with the events narrated. The author's husband, a pediatrician who abandoned medicine to work in a textile mill and organize low-wage workers, was among the slain.

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580

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0742513653

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9780742513655

Ancient Greek Agriculture

An Introduction

By: Signe Isager,Jens Erik Skydsgaard

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Ancient Greek Agriculture

An Introduction

By: Signe Isager,Jens Erik Skydsgaard

The initial focus of Ancient Greek Agriculture is firmly on the art of agriculture proper, the tools and the technique, the plants cultivated and the animals reared. Thereafter, Isager and Skydsgaard focus on the position of agriculture in the society of gods and men in the Greek city-states . The arguments of Ancient Greek Agriculture are strengthened by the book's close adherence to contemporary Greek sources, literary as well as archaeological, avoiding the use of later as well as Roman material.

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Routledge

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1134818270

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9781134818273

A Medieval Woman's Companion

Women's Lives in the European Middle Ages

By: Susan Signe Morrison

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A Medieval Woman's Companion

Women's Lives in the European Middle Ages

By: Susan Signe Morrison

What have a deaf nun, the mother of the first baby born to Europeans in North America, and a condemned heretic to do with one another? They are among the virtuous virgins, marvelous maidens, and fierce feminists of the Middle Ages who trail-blazed paths for women today. Without those first courageous souls who worked in fields dominated by men, women might not have the presence they currently do in professions such as education, the law, and literature. Focusing on women from Western Europe between c. 300 and 1500 CE in the medieval period and richly carpeted with detail, A Medieval Woman’s Companion offers a wealth of information about real medieval women who are now considered vital for understanding the Middle Ages in a full and nuanced way. Short biographies of 20 medieval women illustrate how they have anticipated and shaped current concerns, including access to education; creative emotional outlets such as art, theater, romantic fiction, and music; marriage and marital rights; fertility, pregnancy, childbirth, contraception and gynecology; sex trafficking and sexual violence; the balance of work and family; faith; and disability. Their legacy abides until today in attitudes to contemporary women that have their roots in the medieval period. The final chapter suggests how 20th and 21st century feminist and gender theories can be applied to and complicated by medieval women's lives and writings. Doubly marginalized due to gender and the remoteness of the time period, medieval women’s accomplishments are acknowledged and presented in a way that readers can appreciate and find inspiring. Ideal for high school and college classroom use in courses ranging from history and literature to women's and gender studies, an accompanying website with educational links, images, downloadable curriculum guide, and interactive blog will be made available at the time of publication.

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Oxbow Books

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1785700804

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Book's by Signe Wilkinson

Free Speech

Free Speech

The Constitutional Theory of the Federation and the European Union

The Constitutional Theory of the Federation and the European Union

Love and Revolution

Love and Revolution

Ancient Greek Agriculture

Ancient Greek Agriculture

A Medieval Woman's Companion

A Medieval Woman's Companion

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