The Rushdie Fatwa and After A Lesson to the Circumspect
Description
This resounding defence of the principles of free expression revisits the Satanic Verses uproar of 1989, as well as subsequent incidents such as the Danish cartoons controversy, to argue that the human right of free speech is by no means so secure that it can be taken for granted.
Keywords
PhilosophyEthics & Moral PhilosophySocial ScienceSocial Classes & Economic DisparitySociology of ReligionLiterary CriticismSemiotics & TheoryMedia StudiesAnthropologyCultural & SocialSociology
2014Book
Author(s)Brian Winston
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9781137388599
LanguageEnglish
