The Dreadful Word

The Dreadful Word
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 339
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ISBN-10 : 9781009116534
ISBN-13 : 1009116533
Rating : 4/5 (34 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Dreadful Word by : Kristin A. Olbertson

Download or read book The Dreadful Word written by Kristin A. Olbertson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-03-10 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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