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Freedom of Expression and Human Rights: Historical, Literary and Political Contexts
Liam Gearon
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Hardback. Provides an overview of the fundamental relationship between writing and political dissent from early Greek democracy to post-Enlightenment forms of totalitarianism. This book explores the range of predominantly theological and religious, civil and political, social and cultural rationales for contemporary repression. Num Pages: 230 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPVH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 180 x 20. Weight in Grams: 592.
Provides a critical and contentious overview of the fundamental relationship between writing and political dissent from early Greek democracy to post-Enlightenment forms of totalitarianism, such as Communism, Fascism and Nazism and through to modern forms of liberal democracy based upon universal human rights encapsulated by the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Complementing such historical contexts, this book explores the range of predominantly theological and religious, civil and political, social and cultural rationales for contemporary repression, contending that in the modern age at least freedom of expression issues are deeply affected not only by national law but that factors of ... Read more
Provides a critical and contentious overview of the fundamental relationship between writing and political dissent from early Greek democracy to post-Enlightenment forms of totalitarianism, such as Communism, Fascism and Nazism and through to modern forms of liberal democracy based upon universal human rights encapsulated by the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Complementing such historical contexts, this book explores the range of predominantly theological and religious, civil and political, social and cultural rationales for contemporary repression, contending that in the modern age at least freedom of expression issues are deeply affected not only by national law but that factors of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
Number of Pages
230
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845191580
SKU
V9781845191580
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99-20
About Liam Gearon
Liam Gearon holds a University Lectureship in Religious Education at the Oxford University Department of Education and a Senior Research Fellowship at Harris Manchester College. He has published widely in the fields of religion and literature, including the critically acclaimed edited work, English Literature, Theology and the Curriculum.
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