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Free speech and the suppression of dissent during World War I
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- Book Synopsis
- World War I, given all the rousing 'Over-There' songs and in-the-trenches films it inspired, was, at its outset, surprisingly unpopular with the American public. As opposition increased, Woodrow Wilson's presidential administration became intent on stifling antiwar dissent. Wilson effectively silenced the National Civil Liberties Bureau. Presidential candidate Eugene Debs was jailed, and Deb's Socialist Party became a prime target of surveillance operations, both covert and overt. Drastic as the
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781583678695
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press, (03 November 2020)
- Number of Pages
- 504
- Weight
- 920 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 152 x 229 x 37 mm
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