Perilous Times

Perilous Times: Free Speech in Wartime from the Sedition Act of 1798 to the War on Terrorism is a 2004 book by American Constitutional law scholar Geoffrey R. Stone, reviewing the treatment of the United States First Amendment during times of war. It received numerous awards within the fields of history, political science, and law.

Perilous Times: Free Speech in Wartime from the Sedition Act of 1798 to the War on Terrorism

Author	Geoffrey R. Stone
Language	English
Genre	Non-fiction
Published	2004
Publisher	WW Norton & Co Inc
Media type	Print
Pages	730
ISBN	978-0393058802

Awards

• Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Award for the Best Book of the Year^[1]
• Los Angeles Times Book Prize as the Best Book in History^[2]
• American Political Science Association’s Kammerer Award for the Best Book of the Year in Political Science^{[citation needed]}
• Goldsmith Book Prize from the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy^[3]
• Scribes Award for the Best Book of the Year in Law^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "Geoffrey Stone to receive Robert F. Kennedy Award for Perilous Times". law.uchicago.edu. April 22, 2005. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
2. "Law School professor Geoffrey Stone receives Los Angeles Times book prize". news.uchicago.edu. April 27, 2005. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
3. "New York Times wins 2006 Goldsmith reporting prize". shorensteincenter.org. March 14, 2006. Retrieved November 14, 2020.