Tools

LEADER 03498nam a2200529 i 4500

001 ssj0002822904;

003 WaSeSS;

005 20240112080435.0;

006 m d ;

007 cr n ;

008 220308s2022 ilua sb 001 0 eng d;

010 a| 2022010687;

020 a| 9780252044557q| (hardback);

020 a| 9780252086632q| (paperback);

020 z| 9780252053566q| (ebook);

035 a| (WaSeSS)ssj0002822904;

040 a| DLCb| engc| DLCd| WaSeSS;

042 a| pcc;

043 a| n-us---;

049 a| EREEa| NEHH;

050 00 a| KF9390.A3281917b| E54 2022;

082 00 a| 342.7308/532| 23/eng/20220430;

100 1 a| Engelman, Ralph.=| ^A377423;

245 12 a| A century of repressionh| [electronic resource] :b| the Espionage Act and freedom of the press /c| Ralph Engelman and Carey Shenkman.;

260 a| Urbana, Chicago, and Springfield :b| University of Illinois Press,c| [2022];

300 a| 327 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm.;

490 0 a| The history of communication;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction -- "A Firm Hand of Stern Repression" -- Enter Hoover and Baldwin -- The Ambivalence of Francis Biddle -- Amerasia -- "The Most Dangerous Man in America" -- War Games -- Co-Conspirators -- Asylum -- Enemy of the People -- Conclusion.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "A Century of Repression offers an unprecedented and panoramic history of the use of the Espionage Act of 1917 as the most important yet least understood law threatening freedom of the press in modern American history. It details government use of the Act to control information about U.S. military and foreign policy during the two World Wars, the Cold War and the War on Terror. The Act has provided cover for the settling of political scores, illegal break-ins and prosecutorial misconduct. The cases of Eugene Debs, John S. Service, Daniel Ellsberg, Chelsea Manning, Edward Snowden, and Julian Assange, among others, reveal the threat posed to whistleblowers, government critics, and journalists alike. The treatment of the Act's trajectory also offers new perspectives on American liberalism as well as the evolution of the FBI and the civil liberties movement in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries"--c| Provided by publisher.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

610 10 a| United States.t| Espionage Act of 1917.=| ^A1450213;

650 0 a| Political crimes and offensesx| Law and legislationz| United States.=| ^A61056;

650 0 a| Freedom of the pressz| United Statesx| Criminal provisions.=| ^A25612;

655 0 a| Electronic books.=| ^A491897;

700 1 a| Shenkman, Carey.=| ^A1450212;

856 40 z| Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Completeu| https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/eastcarolina/detail.action?docID=29383166;

949 a| CLICK ON WEB ADDRESSw| ASISh| JOYNER188;

949 a| CLICK ON WEB ADDRESSw| ASISh| HSL77;

949 a| CLICK ON WEB ADDRESSw| ASISh| JMUSIC60;

596 a| 1 3 4;

998 a| 6297537;

999 a| CLICK ON WEB ADDRESSw| ASISc| 1i| 6297537-1001l| JNETm| JOYNERr| Ys| Yt| JNESSBKu| 1/19/2024x| EBOOKz| JERESOURCE;

999 a| CLICK ON WEB ADDRESSw| ASISc| 1i| 6297537-2001l| HSLELECm| HSLr| Ys| Yt| HEBKu| 1/19/2024x| EBOOKz| HERESOURCE;

999 a| CLICK ON WEB ADDRESSw| ASISc| 1i| 6297537-3001l| MNETm| JMUSICr| Ys| Yt| MNESSBKu| 1/19/2024x| EBOOKz| JERESOURCE;

A century of repression the Espionage Act and freedom of the press / Ralph Engelman and Carey Shenkman.

Author/creator	Engelman, Ralph
Other author	Shenkman, Carey.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Urbana, Chicago, and Springfield : University of Illinois Press, [2022]
Description	327 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	United States. Espionage Act of 1917. National security--Law and legislation. --United States. --Criminal provisions. Political crimes and offenses--Law and legislation. --United States. Freedom of the press--United States. --Criminal provisions.

Series	The history of communication
Contents	Introduction -- "A Firm Hand of Stern Repression" -- Enter Hoover and Baldwin -- The Ambivalence of Francis Biddle -- Amerasia -- "The Most Dangerous Man in America" -- War Games -- Co-Conspirators -- Asylum -- Enemy of the People -- Conclusion.
Abstract	"A Century of Repression offers an unprecedented and panoramic history of the use of the Espionage Act of 1917 as the most important yet least understood law threatening freedom of the press in modern American history. It details government use of the Act to control information about U.S. military and foreign policy during the two World Wars, the Cold War and the War on Terror. The Act has provided cover for the settling of political scores, illegal break-ins and prosecutorial misconduct. The cases of Eugene Debs, John S. Service, Daniel Ellsberg, Chelsea Manning, Edward Snowden, and Julian Assange, among others, reveal the threat posed to whistleblowers, government critics, and journalists alike. The treatment of the Act's trajectory also offers new perspectives on American liberalism as well as the evolution of the FBI and the civil liberties movement in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2022010687
ISBN	9780252044557 (hardback)
ISBN	9780252086632 (paperback)
ISBN	(ebook)

Availability

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
	Electronic Resources	Access Content Online	✔ Available

A century of repression the Espionage Act and freedom of the press / Ralph Engelman and Carey Shenkman.

Click here for more information about this title

Availability