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The Dreadful Word: Speech Crime and Polite Gentlemen in Massachusetts, 1690–1776 - Studies in Legal History Kristin A. Olbertson New edition
The Dreadful Word: Speech Crime and Polite Gentlemen in Massachusetts, 1690–1776 - Studies in Legal History
Kristin A. Olbertson
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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| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | March 10, 2022 |
| ISBN13 | 9781009098908 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 338 |
| Dimensions | 278 × 158 × 29 mm · 654 g |
| Language | English |
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