Censorship: A World Encyclopedia (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781579581350)

Censorship: A World Encyclopedia presents a comprehensive view of censorship, from Ancient Egypt to those modern societies that claim to have abolished the practice. For each country in the world, the history of censorship is described and placed in context, and the media censored are examined: art, cyberspace, literature, music, the press, popular culture, radio, television, and the theatre, not to mention the censorship of language, the most fundamental censorship of all. Also included are surveys of major controversies and chronicles of resistance.

Censorship will be an essential reference work for students of the many subjects touched by censorship and for all those who are interested in the history of and contemporary fate of freedom of expression.

Author: Derek Jones
ISBN-10: 1579581358
ISBN-13: 9781579581350
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2001
Pages: 3086
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 18.47lbs
Size: 11.75h x 9.25w x 8.25d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Supplements 11/15/2000 pg. 12
Booklist 05/15/2002 pg. 1626
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2002 pg. 287
Rec Ref Bks for Small/Med Libr 01/01/2002 pg. 121
Choice 06/01/2002 pg. 1731