Author : Kristin A. Olbertson
Release : 2022-03-10
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 533/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Dreadful Word by : Kristin A. Olbertson
Download or read book The Dreadful Word written by Kristin A. Olbertson. This book was released on 2022-03-10. 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.