{"product_id":"free-speech-and-why-it-andrew-doyle-9780349135373","title":"Free Speech and Why It Matters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Impassioned, scholarly and succinct' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFREE SPEECH AND WHY IT MATTERS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFree speech is the bedrock of all our liberties, and yet in recent years it has come to be mistrusted. A new form of social justice activism, which perceives language as potentially violent, has prompted a national debate on where the limitations of acceptable speech should be drawn. Governments throughout Europe have enacted 'hate speech' legislation to curb the dissemination of objectionable ideas, Silicon Valley tech giants are collaborating to ensure that they control the limitations of public discourse, and campaigners in the US are calling for revisions to the First Amendment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHowever well-intentioned, these trends represent a threat to the freedoms that our ancestors fought and died to secure. In this incisive and fascinating book, Andrew Doyle addresses head-on the most common concerns of free speech sceptics, and offers a timely and robust defence of this most foundational of principles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Doyle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0349135371\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780349135373\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Constable \u0026amp; Robinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/09\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Andrew Doyle","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44170035298559,"sku":"9780349135373","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f83b1888-0d29-4e2c-8046-50beb3670a92.jpg?v=1689656428","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/free-speech-and-why-it-andrew-doyle-9780349135373","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}