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No platform : a history of anti-fascism, universities and the limits of free speech /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Evan, 1981- (Author)
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.
Series:Routledge studies in fascism and the far right.
Subjects:
Academic freedom > Great Britain.
Freedom of speech > Great Britain.
College students > Political activity > Great Britain.
Student movements > Great Britain.
Anti-fascist movements > Great Britain.
Education, Higher > Political aspects > Great Britain.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 'No platform' in historical and contemporary context
  • Fascism, anti-fascism and free speech before 'no platform'
  • The student movement and the prelude to 'no platform'
  • The National Union of Students and 'no platform' in the 1970s
  • Expanding 'no platform' in the 1980s
  • Hard right politicians and student protests at universities in the 1980s
  • Into the twenty first century
  • Why 'no platform' matters.