Restricting freedoms : limitations on the individual in contemporary America /: limitations on the individual in contemporary America. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Vladimir Shlapentokh, Eric Beasley.
• Other Names: Shlapentokh, Vladimir; Beasley, Eric
• Contents: Major concepts: freedom of choice, restrictions, and commands -- Behind the restrictions: tradition, government, and public opinion -- Human nature and restrictions: the romantic view against restrictions -- The role of restrictions in American society -- Restrictions on religious practice -- Prescriptions and proscriptions: limitations on individual freedom in the medical domain -- Restrictions on the consumption of sexual service -- How free is "free speech"? -- Restrictions regarding noise -- Liberty and restrictions in public spaces: the case of theaters and concerts.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (237 pages)
• Subjects: 323.490973; Individualism -- United States; Liberty
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351493178; 1351493175
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.