The Rise of the Right to Know: Politics and the Culture of Transparency, 1945-1975

by Michael Schudson

Book Overview

The American founders did not endorse a citizen's right to know. More openness in government, more frankness in a doctor's communication with patients, more disclosure in a food manufacturer's package labeling, and more public notice of actions that might damage the environment emerged in our own time.

As Michael Schudson shows in The Rise of the Right to Know, modern transparency dates to the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s--well before...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674986938
• ISBN13: 9780674986930
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Belknap Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.0" x 7.9"