{"product_id":"freedom-of-speech-in-early-stuart-england-ideas-in-context-series-number-72-052112042x","title":"Freedom of Speech in Early Stuart England (Ideas in Context, Series Number 72)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 052112042X\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Colclough, David\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book discusses a central chapter in the history of free speech in the Western world. The nature and limits of freedom of speech prompted sophisticated debate in a wide range of areas in the early seventeenth century; it was one of the 'liberties of the subject' fought for by individuals and groups across the political landscape. David Colclough argues that freedom of speech was considered to be a significant civic virtue during this period. Discussions of free speech raised serious questions about what it meant to live in a free state, and how far England was from being such a state. Examining a wide range of sources, from rhetorical handbooks to Parliamentary speeches and manuscript miscellanies, Dr Colclough demonstrates how freedom of speech was conceived positively in the period c.1603-28, rather than being defined in opposition to acts of censorship.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51939497247008,"sku":"NEW052112042X","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/freedom-of-speech-in-early-stuart-england-ideas-in-context-series-number-72-052112042x","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}