Restoring Free Speech and Liberty on Campus

Restoring Free Speech and Liberty on Campus
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 320
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ISBN-10 : 0521689716
ISBN-13 : 9780521689717
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Book Synopsis Restoring Free Speech and Liberty on Campus by : Donald Alexander Downs

Download or read book Restoring Free Speech and Liberty on Campus written by Donald Alexander Downs and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-10-16 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with the decline of respect for free speech, academic freedom, and civil liberty that has swept higher education in America over the last decade and a half and with what needs to be done to reverse this trend. Drawing on personal experience as well as research, Downs analyzes the origins and development of the problem, and shows how political organization of students and faculty can lead to constructive change. He presents four case studies that illustrate this thesis.


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