An Aristocracy of Critics: Luce, Hutchins, Niebuhr, and the Committee That Redefined Freedom of the Press

by Stephen Bates

Book Overview

The story behind the 1940s Commission on Freedom of the Press--groundbreaking then, timelier than ever now

"Bates skillfully blends biography and intellectual history to provide a sense of how the clash of ideas and the clash of personalities intersected."--Scott Stossel, American Scholar

"A well-constructed, timely study, clearly relevant to current debates."--Kirkus, starred review

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300111894
• ISBN13: 9780300111897
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.3"