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Dangerous Ideas: A Brief History of Censorship in the West, from the Ancients to Fake News

By: Berkowitz, Eric
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Language: English

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The urge to censor is as old as the urge to speak. From the first Chinese emperor's wholesale elimination of books to the Vatican's suppression of pornography, right up to the attack on Charlie Hebdo and the advent of Internet troll armies in this century, words, images and ideas have always been hunted down by those trying to suppress them. In this compelling account, Eric Berkowitz reveals why and how humanity has, from the beginning, sought to silence itself. Ranging from the absurd - such as Henry VIII's decree of death for anyone who 'imagined' his demise - to claims by American slave owners that abolitionist literature should be supressed because it hurt their feelings, Berkowitz takes the reader on an unruly ride through history, highlighting the use of censorship to reinforce class, race and gender privilege, and to guard against offence.

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Product Details
By:Berkowitz, Eric
Language:English
Format:Hardcover
Pages: 376 pp
Publisher:Saqi Books, London 2021
Dimensions:17 x 24 cm
ISBN-13:9781908906427
Topic:Censorship / History of Western Media

Dangerous Ideas: A Brief History of Censorship in the West, from the Ancients to Fake News
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  Sale Price: US$24.00

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