{"product_id":"the-communist-trias-and-the-john-sommerville-9780717800292","title":"The Communist Trias and the American Tradition","description":"\u003cp\u003eA brilliant analysis by John Sommerville, a professor of philosophy who testified for the defense as a non-communist expert in the Smith Act trials of the 1950's.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomerville, philosopher, teacher, husband, father, chose to make a stand for freedom of speech and association by testifying for those accused of communist subversion. His was a principled stand at a time when principles could lead to marginalization and job loss at best, legal harassment, and imprisonment at worst. His hope was that the rule of law would win the day and that freedom of speech could be preserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomerville believed that anticommunist legal harassment was on its face contrary to the US democratic tradition and in violation of constitutional protections. Somerville convey in his testimony, documented in this book, the illogic of anticommunism and in so doing contributed to a larger discourse on peace and democratic freedoms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Sommerville\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0717800296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780717800292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e International Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/19\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.68d","brand":"John Sommerville","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44077653262591,"sku":"9780717800292","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d8664b0f-8306-472f-8569-481dc250a582.jpg?v=1685471103","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-communist-trias-and-the-john-sommerville-9780717800292","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}