{"product_id":"truth-and-privilege-libel-law-in-massachusetts-and-nova-scotia-1820-1840-paperback-softback-9781009017893","title":"Truth and Privilege; Libel Law in Massachusetts and Nova Scotia, 1820-1840 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781009017893","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTruth and Privilege\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eLibel Law in Massachusetts and Nova Scotia, 1820-1840\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA fascinating comparative history of the legal arguments and strategies used to regulate expression in Massachusetts and Nova Scotia.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLyndsay Campbell (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009017893, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 August 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e492 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.9 cm, 0.74 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'This book will be of interest to any historian seeking to better understand free speech, law, society and power in Nova Scotia and Massachusetts in the early nineteenth century.' Kristin A. Olbertson, Comparative Legal History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eTruth and Privilege is a comparative study that brings together legal, constitutional and social history to explore the common law's diverging paths in two kindred places committed to freedom of expression but separated by the American Revolution. Comparing Nova Scotia and Massachusetts, Lyndsay Campbell examines the development of libel law, the defences of truth and privilege, and the place of courts as fora for disputes. She contrasts courts' centrality in struggles over expression and the interpretation of individual rights in Massachusetts with concerns about defining protective boundaries for the press and individuals through institutional design in Nova Scotia. Campbell's rich analysis acts as a lens through which to understand the role of law in shaping societal change in the nineteenth century, shedding light on the essential question we still grapple with today: what should law's role be in regulating expression we perceive as harmful?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Tables\u003cbr\u003e Foreword: The Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Common Law's Diverging Paths\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Transformation of Privilege\u003cbr\u003e 4. Truth, Privacy and Authority\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Individual Conscience and Blasphemous and Obscene Expression\u003cbr\u003e 6. Private Defamation Suits: Courts in Everyday Life\u003cbr\u003e 7. Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Legal history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Legal history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Legal%20history%20%5BLAZ%5D%22\"\u003eLAZ\u003c\/a\u003e], 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%2220th%20century%20history:%20c%201900%20%20to%20c%202000%20%5BHBLW%5D%22\"\u003eHBLW\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52410753679640,"sku":"9781009017893","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009017893i.jpg?v=1784251760","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/truth-and-privilege-libel-law-in-massachusetts-and-nova-scotia-1820-1840-paperback-softback-9781009017893","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}