{"product_id":"the-rise-of-the-right-to-know-politics-and-the-culture-of-transparency-1945-1975-9780674986930","title":"The Rise of the Right to Know: Politics and the Culture of Transparency, 1945-1975","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As Michael Schudson shows in \u003ci\u003eThe Rise of the Right to Know, \u003c\/i\u003e modern transparency dates to the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s--well before the Internet--as reform-oriented politicians, journalists, watchdog groups, and social movements won new leverage. At the same time, the rapid growth of higher education after 1945, together with its expansive ethos of inquiry and criticism, fostered both insight and oversight as public values. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"One of the many strengths of \u003ci\u003eThe Rise of the Right To Know\u003c\/i\u003e is its insistent emphasis on culture and its interaction with law...What Schudson shows is that enforceable access to official information creates a momentum towards a better use of what is disclosed and a refinement of how disclosure is best done.\"\u003cbr\u003e--George Brock, \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This book is a reminder that the right to know is not an automatic right. It was hard-won, and fought for by many unknown political soldiers.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Monica Horten, \u003ci\u003eLSE Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Schudson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Belknap\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.00w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674986930\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchudson, Michael:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Michael Schudson is Professor of Journalism at Columbia University.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Belknap","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40938918445171,"sku":"9.78067E+12","price":29.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_73b362b9-91ae-49d3-a50f-5b49fa1c0348.jpg?v=1693401922","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-rise-of-the-right-to-know-politics-and-the-culture-of-transparency-1945-1975-9780674986930","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}