{"product_id":"freedom-of-speech-in-early-david-colclough-9780521120425","title":"Freedom of Speech in Early Stuart England","description":"This book discusses a central chapter in the history of free speech in the Western world. The nature and limits of freedom of speech prompted sophisticated debate in a wide range of areas in the early seventeenth century; it was one of the 'liberties of the subject' fought for by individuals and groups across the political landscape. David Colclough argues that freedom of speech was considered to be a significant civic virtue during this period. Discussions of free speech raised serious questions about what it meant to live in a free state, and how far England was from being such a state. Examining a wide range of sources, from rhetorical handbooks to Parliamentary speeches and manuscript miscellanies, Dr Colclough demonstrates how freedom of speech was conceived positively in the period c.1603-28, rather than being defined in opposition to acts of censorship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Colclough\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 052112042X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780521120425\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.71d","brand":"David Colclough","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44254724686079,"sku":"9780521120425","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6d780017-9a61-46e5-93d5-40603fd03d47.jpg?v=1694614012","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/freedom-of-speech-in-early-david-colclough-9780521120425","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}