Censorship Moments: Reading Texts in the History of Censorship and Freedom of Expression
Geoff Kemp, "Censorship Moments: Reading Texts in the History of Censorship and Freedom of Expression "
English | ISBN: 147250822X | 2015 | 224 pages | PDF | 3 MB
English | ISBN: 147250822X | 2015 | 224 pages | PDF | 3 MB
Censorship in varying forms has been part of human experience for 2,500 years and has proved itself to be a recurring presence for political thought, whether as active repression, a shaping context for expression, or as itself a subject for analysis and argument. From the death of Socrates to the fatwa against Salman Rushdie, attempts to silence thinkers and writers have provoked passionate and often penetrating responses that speak of their historical moment.
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