Dangerous ideas : a brief history of censorship in the West, from the ancients to fake news / Eric Berkowitz.
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TextPublication details: [X. l.] : Westbourne Press, 2021. Edition: 1st edDescription: 376 pages ; 24 cmISBN: 9781908906427Subject(s): Censorship -- Western countries -- History | Freedom of speech -- Western countries -- HistoryLOC classification: Z658.W46 | D36 2021
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Summary: "A fascinating examination of how restricting speech has continuously shaped our culture, and how censorship is used as a tool to prop up authorities and maintain class and gender disparities"-- Provided by publisher.
Helping God along : speech suppression in the ancient world -- The fire cure : censorship from late antiquity to Gutenberg -- The printquakes of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries -- Revolution, control, and frock coats in the eighteenth century -- Class warfare in the nineteenth century -- Trouble in mind : the early twentieth century -- Screaming at the crowd in the contemporary era.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Helping God along : speech suppression in the ancient world -- The fire cure : censorship from late antiquity to Gutenberg -- The printquakes of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries -- Revolution, control, and frock coats in the eighteenth century -- Class warfare in the nineteenth century -- Trouble in mind : the early twentieth century -- Screaming at the crowd in the contemporary era.
"A fascinating examination of how restricting speech has continuously shaped our culture, and how censorship is used as a tool to prop up authorities and maintain class and gender disparities"-- Provided by publisher.
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