{"product_id":"speaking-of-race-speaking-of-sex-hate-speech-civil-rights-and-civil-liberties-paperback-softback-9780814730904","title":"Speaking of Race, Speaking of Sex; Hate Speech, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties (Paperback \/ softback) 9780814730904","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSpeaking of Race, Speaking of Sex\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHate Speech, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHenry Louis Gates Jr. (Author), Anthony P. Griffin (Author), Donald E. Lively (Author), Nadine Strossen (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780814730904\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 October 1996\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e310 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.399 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"A powerful collection of essays challenging the advocates of curbing speech in order to promote equality. Most impressively, these writers make their case not through name-calling, but by taking them seriously, and dissecting, opposing arguments and acknowledging complexities, and by invoking informed common sense in bracing prose.\" - Gerald Gunther,author of The Learned Hand: The Man and the Judge \"A thoughtful book that offers significant insights on the potential perils of imposing restraints in the traditional First Amendment rights.\" - A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA provocative anthology on questions of hate speech and speech regulation designed to protect minorities\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e At the University of Pennsylvania, a student is reprimanded for calling a group of African-American students water buffalo. Several prominent American law schools now request that professors abstain from discussing the legal aspects of rape for fear of offending students. As debates over multiculturalism and political correctness crisscross the land, no single issue has been more of a flash point in the ongoing culture wars than hate speech codes, which seek to restrict bigoted or offensive speech and punish those who engage in it. In this provocative anthology, a range of prominent voices argue that hate speech restrictions are not only dangerous, but counterproductive. The lessons of history indicate that speech regulation designed to protect minorities is destined to be used against them. Acknowledging the legitimacy of the concerns that prompt speech codes and combining support for civil liberties with an acute concern for civil tights issues, \u003cb\u003eSpeaking of Race, Speaking of Sex\u003c\/b\u003e demonstrates that it is difficult, if not impossible, to draw the line between unprotected insults and protected ideas. Decrying such speech regulation as overly concerned with the symbols of racism rather than its realities, \u003cb\u003eSpeaking of Race, Speaking of Sex\u003c\/b\u003e offers a balanced and well-reasoned perspective on one of the most controversial issues of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"NYU Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52563851804952,"sku":"9780814730904","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/speaking-of-race-speaking-of-sex-hate-speech-civil-rights-and-civil-liberties-paperback-softback-9780814730904","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}