{"product_id":"the-mind-of-the-censor-robert-corn-revere-9781107129948","title":"The Mind of the Censor and the Eye of the Beholder","description":"Beginning in the nineteenth century with Anthony Comstock, America's 'censor in chief, ' The Mind of the Censor and the Eye of the Beholder explores how censors operate and why they wore out their welcome in society at large. This book explains how the same tactics were tried and eventually failed in the twentieth century, with efforts to censor music, comic books, television, and other forms of popular entertainment. The historic examples illustrate not just the mindset and tactics of censors, but why they are the ultimate counterculture warriors and why, in free societies, censors never occupy the moral high ground. This book is for anyone who wants to know more about why freedom of speech is important and how protections for free expression became part of the American identity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Corn-Revere\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 110712994X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781107129948\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/04\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 8.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Robert Corn-Revere","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43993096683775,"sku":"9781107129948","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e3122341-eb5d-4418-867b-5f975efbb21c.jpg?v=1683322505","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-mind-of-the-censor-robert-corn-revere-9781107129948","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}