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Brings together the contemporary thinking from art historians, cultural theorists, legal scholars, and psychoanalysts, as well as first-person accounts by artists and advocates, to give us a comprehensive understanding of censorship.

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Ever since the Bill of Rights became the cornerstone on which individual Americans' rights and liberties rest, the practical realities of honoring the grand principles of the First Amendment have been hotly contested, and none more so than freedom of expression.

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Presenting an overview of information control in America, this volume discusses why some works of art and literature are controversial, and examines the arguments of both those who advocate unlimited free speech and those who would impose some limits.

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The study of censorship is important not because we are shocked by the contents of a book or because a complaint about a work offends our sensibilities, but rather because this conflict between powerful opposing forces in society can threaten its foundations and ideals.

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This book provides a detailed introduction to the cloning of both plants and animals and discusses the important social, ethical, political, technical, and other issues related to the practice.

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Presented in three parts, this book explores what's alluring and what's revolting in cunning. It draws on a range of sources: tales of Odysseus; texts from Machiavelli; pamphlets from early modern England; salesmen's newsletters; Christian apologetics; sermons; philosophical treatises; famous, infamous, and obscure historical cases; and more.

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Death on Demand explores the polarizing role of Jack KevorkianDr. Deathand his role as the most visible leader of the right-to-die movement. The book examines Kevorkians activities in the context of the right-to-die movement to understand his crucial role in bringing the controversial practice of assisted suicide into the public conversation.

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This book provides an important exploration of the thorny ethical implications of drone warfare and targeted killing. The book leads readers through the ethics of targeted killings from ancient times to the contemporary Israeli-Palestinian conflict, then looks specifically at new issues related to the U.S. use of drones for targeted killings.

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This book provides an important exploration of the thorny ethical implications of drone warfare and targeted killing. The book leads readers through the ethics of targeted killings from ancient times to the contemporary Israeli-Palestinian conflict, then looks specifically at new issues related to the U.S. use of drones for targeted killings.

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Providing a thorough, well-researched investigation of the socio-legal issues surrounding medically assisted death for the past century, this book traces the origins of the controversy and discusses the future of policymaking in this arena domestically and abroad.

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This book examines legal responses to euthanasia and whether legal reform is an appropriate response to calls for it to be more readily available.

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This timely work is a balanced overview of end-of-life issues related to euthanasia and assisted suicide.

Except for the Oregon Death with Dignity Act, there are no U.S. laws that allow physicians to assist patients in hastening death.

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It started very small and full of hope. But its daring campaigns have placed Fairtrade goods at the heart of the supermarket shelves. From bananas and coffee beans to cotton and chocolate, Fairtrade has grown to become an important global movement that has revolutionised the way we shop.

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Despite the end of the Cold War, America's national security apparatus for controlling information has remained in place. This text covers the full history of America's struggle for free expression as well as the contemporary dynamics represented by "pop" figures like Frank Zappa.

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By examining the highly contested legal debate about the regulation of pornography through an epistemic lens, this book analyzes competing claims about the proper role of speech in our society, pornographys harm, the relationship between speech and equality, and whether law should regulate and, if so, upon what grounds.

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By examining the highly contested legal debate about the regulation of pornography through an epistemic lens, this book analyzes competing claims about the proper role of speech in our society, pornographys harm, the relationship between speech and equality, and whether law should regulate and, if so, upon what grounds.

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