Freedom to Be Racist? How the United States and Europe Struggle to Preserve Freedom and Combat Racism

Name: Freedom to Be Racist? How the United States and Europe Struggle to Preserve Freedom and Combat Racism
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ISBN: 9780199739691

ISBN-10: 0199739692

ISBN-13: 9780199739691

Edition: 2011

Authors: Erik Bleich

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Since the end of World War II, the balance between freedom of expression and the desire to deter racist speech has gradually tipped toward the latter throughout much of the Western world.The Freedom to Be Racist?focuses on the tension between combating racism and protecting freedom of speech in the US, France, Britain, and Germany from 1945 to the present, and offers ways forward for the future. In the recent histories of each of these countries, Erik Bleich identifies a general trend toward curbing racism that has restricted freedom in Western democracies. Yet, the way this trend plays out in all these nations is not necessarily uniform, and the implications of this on the way nations…

Book details

List price: $46.99
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/5/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 9.09" wide x 5.98" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Preface and Acknowledgments


Introduction



Balancing Public Valuesï¿½The Big Picture



Freedom, Of Expression



European Restrictionism and Its Variations



Holocaust Denial and Its Extremes



American Exceptionalism and Its Limits



Freedom of Association and Opinion as Motive



Banning Racist Groups and Parties



Punishing Racial Discrimination and Hate Crimes


Conclusions



How Much Freedom for Racists?


Notes


References


Case Index


Index