{"product_id":"priests-of-our-democracy-marjorie-heins-9781479860609","title":"Priests of Our Democracy: The Supreme Court, Academic Freedom, and the Anti-Communist Purge","description":"\u003cp\u003ePriests of Our\u003cbr\u003eDemocracy tells of the teachers and professors who\u003cbr\u003ebattled the anti-communist witch hunt of the 1950s. It traces the political fortunes\u003cbr\u003eof academic freedom beginning in the late 19th century, both on\u003cbr\u003ecampus and in the courts. Combining political and legal history with wrenching\u003cbr\u003epersonal stories, the book details how the anti-communist excesses of the 1950s\u003cbr\u003einspired the Supreme Court to recognize the vital role of teachers and\u003cbr\u003eprofessors in American democracy. The crushing of dissent in the 1950s\u003cbr\u003eimpoverished political discourse in ways that are still being felt, and First\u003cbr\u003eAmendment academic freedom, a product of that period, is in peril today. In\u003cbr\u003ecompelling terms, this book shows why the issue should matter to everyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marjorie Heins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1479860603\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781479860609\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/22\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 373\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.78d","brand":"Marjorie Heins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44065927037183,"sku":"9781479860609","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_390280a1-6c68-4524-895e-a89c35057273.jpg?v=1685404322","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/priests-of-our-democracy-marjorie-heins-9781479860609","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}