Fighting Words: Individuals, Communities, and Liberties of Speech

By Kent Greenawalt

Book Overview

Should "hate speech" be made a criminal offense, or does the First Amendment oblige Americans to permit the use of epithets directed against a person's race, religion, ethnic origin, gender, or sexual preference? Does a campus speech code enhance or degrade democratic values? When the American flag is burned in protest, what rights of free speech are involved? In a lucid and balanced analysis of contemporary court cases dealing with these problems, as well as those of obscenity and workplace harassment, acclaimed First Amendment scholar Kent Greenawalt now addresses a broad general audience of readers interested in the most current free speech issues.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691036381
• ISBN13: 9780691036380
• Release Date: April 1995
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.8" x 10.0"