Priests of Our Democracy : : The Supreme Court, Academic Freedom, and the Anti-Communist Purge / / Marjorie Heins.
Priests of OurDemocracy tells of the teachers and professors whobattled the anti-communist witch hunt of the 1950s. It traces the political fortunesof academic freedom beginning in the late 19th century, both oncampus and in the courts. Combining political and legal history with wrenchingpersonal st...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2013] ©2013 |
| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part I: Prelude to the Deluge
- Part II: Teachers and Free Speech
- Part III: The Purge Comes to Higher Education
- Part IV: The Supreme Court and Academic Freedom
- Part V: Politics, Repression, and the Future of Academic Freedom
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author