{"product_id":"revolutionary-dissent-paperback","title":"Revolutionary Dissent - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen D. Solomon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen members of the founding generation protested against British authority, debated separation, and then ratified the Constitution, they formed the American political character we know today-raucous, intemperate, and often mean-spirited. \u003ci\u003eRevolutionary Dissent\u003c\/i\u003e brings alive a world of colorful and stormy protests that included effigies, pamphlets, songs, sermons, cartoons, letters and liberty trees. Solomon explores through a series of chronological narratives how Americans of the Revolutionary period employed robust speech against the British and against each other. Uninhibited dissent provided a distinctly American meaning to the First Amendment's guarantees of freedom of speech and press at a time when the legal doctrine inherited from England allowed prosecutions of those who criticized government. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSolomon discovers the wellspring in our revolutionary past for today's satirists like Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, pundits like Rush Limbaugh and Keith Olbermann, and protests like flag burning and street demonstrations. From the inflammatory engravings of Paul Revere, the political theater of Alexander McDougall, the liberty tree protests of Ebenezer McIntosh and the oratory of Patrick Henry, Solomon shares the stories of the dissenters who created the American idea of the liberty of thought. This is truly a revelatory work on the history of free expression in America.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSTEPHEN D. SOLOMON is an associate professor at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at New York University. A graduate of Georgetown University Law Center, he teaches First Amendment law to graduate and undergraduate students. He has written for numerous national publications including \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine, Fortune, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The New Republic, \u003c\/i\u003eand has been recognized with the Gerald Loeb Award and the Hillman Prize. His last book, \u003ci\u003eEllery's Protest\u003c\/i\u003e, told the story of the Supreme Court's controversial decision forbidding state-sponsored prayer and Bible reading in public schools.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 26, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761010409760,"sku":"9781250185372","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f2f4b4568f2225f652aea7bdef1a9c0e.webp?v=1780197072","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/revolutionary-dissent-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}