The idea of a free press : the Enlightenment and its unruly legacy

The idea of a free press : the Enlightenment and its unruly legacy / David A. Copeland ; foreword by Daniel Schorr.

Author/creator	Copeland, David A., 1951-
Other author/creator	Schorr, Daniel, 1916-2010.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Evanston, Ill. : Northwestern University Press, 2006.
Description	xxiv, 285 pages ; 21 cm.
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subject(s)	Freedom of the press--Great Britain --History. Freedom of the press--United States --History. Freedom of speech--Great Britain --History. Freedom of speech--United States --History. Government and the press--Great Britain --History. Government and the press--United States --History.

Series	Visions of the American press Visions of the American press. ^A611185
Contents	Introduction -- English origins: liberty of conscience -- English origins: news -- The marketplace of ideas and its polemicists -- American origins: the seventeenth century -- Turning points for expression -- Debate and the public sphere -- Conclusion.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-276) and index.
LCCN	2006002775
ISBN	0810123290 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780810123298

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	PN4748.G7 C59 2006	✔ Available	Place Hold