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There is no such thing as free, unconstrained speech. Laws and constitutions may protect us from the state when we speak our minds. But the state is just one possible constraint. Glenn Loury, one of America's most outspoken and important intellectuals, provides a...
Editeur :
Polity
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2025-06-09
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A “devastating” (Nation) examination of how a cabal of tech-billionaires is colluding with once-idealistic journalists to create an entirely new media landscapeOwned is the story of the underreported and growing collusion between new wealth and new...
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Bold Type Books
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2025-02-04
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Many people who have thought about God have not thought about animals, or about the relationship between the two. But among those who have are some of the most celebrated religious thinkers, including Michel de Montaigne, Thomas Tryon, John Wesley, John Ruskin, Leo...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2023-05-05
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'Tightly plotted and hugely readable' Jane Rogers, author of PROMISED LANDS'Marvellous . . . fans of immersive historical fiction, the 18th century, all things French and a dash of peril, this one's for you' Emily Brand, author of THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF BYRON'Glasfurd...
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John Murray
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2022-05-12
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A global history of free speech, from the ancient world to today.Hailed as the "first freedom," free speech is the bedrock of democracy. But it is a challenging principle, subject to erosion in times of upheaval. Today, in democracies and authoritarian states around the...
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Basic Books
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2022-03-17
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'A unique, kaleidoscopic view of Chinese society ... A must read' Qiu Xiaolong, author of Shanghai RedemptionAs any traveller knows, the best and most honest conversations take place during car rides. So when journalist Frank Langfitt wanted to learn more about the real...
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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2019-06-13
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What is love's real intent? Why can love be so ruthlessly selective? How is it related to sex, beauty, and goodness? And is the child now the supreme object of love?
In addressing these questions, Simon May develops a radically new understanding of love as the emotion...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2019-03-28
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LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2017How do we discuss serious ideas in the age of 24-hour news? What was rhetoric in the past and what should it be now? And what does Islamic State have in common with Donald Trump?We’ve never had more information or more opportunity to...
Editeur :
Vintage Digital
Parution :
2016-09-01
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FORTHE CWA NON-FICTION DAGGER'Thomas Grant has brought together Hutchinson's greatest legal hits, producing a fascinating episodic cultural history of post-war Britain that chronicles the end of deference and secrecy, and the...
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John Murray
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2015-06-04
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Recent scandals like WikiLeaks and Edward Snowden's disclosure of NSA documents have brought public debates over government accountability and secrecy bubbling to the surface. How can modern democracies balance the need for privacy in delicate foreign policy matters...
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Oxford University Press
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2014-08-04
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Since its launch in 2006, WikiLeaks has rapidly grown into the most powerful and influential whistleblowing organisation ever. Its status as a repository and publisher of leaked sensitive and confidential governmental, corporate, organisational or religious documents...
Editeur :
Vintage Digital
Parution :
2011-02-15
ePub
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'I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it' This slogan, attributed to Voltaire, is frequently quoted by defenders of free speech. Yet it is rare to find anyone prepared to defend all expression in every circumstance, especially...
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OUP Oxford
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2009-02-26
ePub
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Explore marx’s critiques of capitalism and discover how his theories still resonate in today’s world of economic inequality, labor unrest, digital surveillance, and environmental crisis. From marx’s early life to the lasting impact of his vision for a classless society,...
Editeur :
Rob Satterfield
Parution :
2026-01-19
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The left is rampaging across our nation today. Portland, oregon is burning and many other cities face continuous looting, rioting and destruction. And while the antifa/black lives matter mob is wreaking havoc, destroying businesses and neighborhoods, leaders in those...
Editeur :
Rob Satterfield
Parution :
2026-01-07
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This new theory of historical development of human society shows how human society developed in the past and where it will really go in the future, for any society in the world. Thus, at any place, at any time, this new theory makes anyone be able to derive what the...
Editeur :
Rob Satterfield
Parution :
2025-12-27
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