Flag Burning Moral Panic and the Criminalization of Protest |
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| Author:
| Welch, Michael |
| Series title: | Social Problems and Social Issues Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-202-30652-0 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2000 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $50.95 |
Book Description:
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This book explores how flag burning penetrates the collective consciousness and arouses latent social anxiety. Although the Supreme Court has held that flag burning is political expression, flag burning has been perceived as a symbolic threat to American society.
This book explores how flag burning penetrates the collective consciousness and arouses latent social anxiety. Although the Supreme Court has held that flag burning is political expression, flag burning has been perceived as a symbolic threat to American society.