Priests of Our Democracy : The Supreme Court, Academic Freedom, and the Anti-Communist Purge / Marjorie Heins.
2013
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Priests of Our Democracy : The Supreme Court, Academic Freedom, and the Anti-Communist Purge / Marjorie Heins.
Author
Heins, Marjorie, author.
ISBN
9780814744642
Published
New York, NY : : New York University Press, [2013]
Copyright
©2013
Language
English
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In English.
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1 online resource
Item Number
10.18574/nyu/9780814790519.001.0001 doi
Dewey Decimal Classification
344.73078
Summary
Priests of OurDemocracy tells of the teachers and professors whobattled the anti-communist witch hunt of the 1950s. It traces the political fortunesof academic freedom beginning in the late 19th century, both oncampus and in the courts. Combining political and legal history with wrenchingpersonal stories, the book details how the anti-communist excesses of the 1950sinspired the Supreme Court to recognize the vital role of teachers andprofessors in American democracy. The crushing of dissent in the 1950simpoverished political discourse in ways that are still being felt, and FirstAmendment academic freedom, a product of that period, is in peril today. Incompelling terms, this book shows why the issue should matter to everyone.
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Table of Contents
Frontmatter
Contents
Introduction
Part I: Prelude to the Deluge
Part II: Teachers and Free Speech
Part III: The Purge Comes to Higher Education
Part IV: The Supreme Court and Academic Freedom
Part V: Politics, Repression, and the Future of Academic Freedom
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Contents
Introduction
Part I: Prelude to the Deluge
Part II: Teachers and Free Speech
Part III: The Purge Comes to Higher Education
Part IV: The Supreme Court and Academic Freedom
Part V: Politics, Repression, and the Future of Academic Freedom
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author