Hate spin: the manufacture of religious offense and its threat to democracy

Hate spin as politics by other means -- By what rules? : human rights and religious authority -- God, Google, and the globalization of offendedness -- India : Narendra Modi and the harnessing of hate -- Indonesia : democracy tested amid rising intolerance -- United States : exceptional freedoms, fab...

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Main Author: George, Cherian (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts London, England The MIT Press [2016]
In:Year: 2016
Series/Journal:Information policy series
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Religious pluralism / Hate / Political persecution / Freedom of opinion
Further subjects:B Hate Speech Law and legislation
B Offenses against religion Law and legislation
B Offenses against religion Political aspects
B Political persecution
B Freedom of speech
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Summary:Hate spin as politics by other means -- By what rules? : human rights and religious authority -- God, Google, and the globalization of offendedness -- India : Narendra Modi and the harnessing of hate -- Indonesia : democracy tested amid rising intolerance -- United States : exceptional freedoms, fabricated fears -- Pushing back, through media and civil society -- Assertive pluralism for a world of irreducible diversity
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-292) and index
ISBN:0262035308