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.

Awards

 * Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Award for the Best Book of the Year
 * Los Angeles Times Book Prize as the Best Book in History
 * American Political Science Association’s Kammerer Award for the Best Book of the Year in Political Science
 * Goldsmith Book Prize from the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy
 * Scribes Award for the Best Book of the Year in Law