Destructive Messages: How Hate Speech Paves the Way for Harmful Social Movements Contributor(s): Tsesis, Alexander (Author) |
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ISBN: 0814782728 ISBN-13: 9780814782729 Publisher: New York University Press OUR PRICE: $88.11 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2002 Annotation: "Tsesis lays out theoretical foundations that he argues should be intrinsic to a representative democracy . . . an important contribution to the literature about civil liberties and human rights." --"Choice" "The genuine accomplishment of Tsesis's book...is to focus the hate speech debate on explicitly normative issues." "[A] comprehensive and brilliant book from both a historical and analytical perspective. Drawing from the lessons of history, Alexander Tsesis shows persuasively the relevance of the Thirteenth Amendment to a wide range of the social and economic issues currently facing America, and he offers highly creative arguments that support the use of congressional power under the Thirteenth Amendment as a potent and effective means of meeting and resolving these issues." "Tsesis vigorously presents a set of arguments that are rarely found in the conventional legal literature. . . . An interesting and challenging book." In this narrative history and contextual analysis of the Thirteenth Amendment, slavery and freedom take center stage. Alexander Tsesis demonstrates how entrenched slavery was in pre-Civil War America, how central it was to the political events that resulted in the Civil War, and how it was the driving force that led to the adoption of an amendment that ultimately provided a substantive assurance of freedom for all American citizens. The story of howSupreme Court justices have interpreted the Thirteenth Amendment, first through racist lenses after Reconstruction and later influenced by the modern civil rights movement, provides valuable insight into the tremendous impact the Thirteenth Amendment has had on the Constitution and American culture. Importantly, Tsesis also explains why the Thirteenth Amendment is essential to contemporary America, offering fresh analysis on the role the Amendment has played regarding civil rights legislation and personal liberty case decisions, and an original explanation of the substantive guarantees of freedom for today's society that the Reconstruction Congress envisioned over a century ago. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Law | Civil Rights - Social Science | Discrimination & Race Relations - Political Science | Political Ideologies - General |
Dewey: 320.560 |
LCCN: 2002004197 |
Series: Critical America |
Physical Information: 0.82" H x 6.38" W x 9.22" (1.08 lbs) 246 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Destructive Messages argues that hate speech is dangerous not only when it poses an immediate threat of harm. It is also dangerous when it is systematically developed over time, becoming part of a culturally acceptable dialogue which can foster the persecution of minorities. |
Contributor Bio(s): Tsesis, Alexander: - Alexander Tsesis is Assistant Professor at at the Loyola University School of Law, Chicago. |