The Dreadful Word
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Product Information
| ISBN | 9781009102865 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Price (excl. tax) | €39.53 |
| Tax | €2.37 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €41.90 |
| Availability | 2 units in external warehouse |
Product Description
The Dreadful Word describes how the criminalization, prosecution, and punishment of speech offenses in eighteenth-century Massachusetts helped to establish and legitimate a cultural regime of politeness. This work is the first of its kind and will be of interest to history and law scholars.