Censorship - A Beginner''s Guide

Zusatztext "A timely and vigorous defence of freedom of speech against censorship in all its insidious forms." Informationen zum Autor Julian Petley is professor of Film and Television at Brunel University. He is the author of several books on censorship, and has written for the Guardian and Independent. Klappentext Up-to-date introduction, from the execution of Socrates in 399BC to modern-day internet filtering. Zusammenfassung When we think of the word censorship, we imagine blacked out words and authoritarian political regimes of the past. Offering a potted history of the phenomenon from the execution of Socrates in 399 BC to internet filtering, this book provides an impassioned manifesto for freedom of speech.

Product details

• Authors: Julian Petley, Petley Julian
• Publisher: Oneworld
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.2009
• EAN: 9781851686742
• ISBN: 978-1-85168-674-2
• No. of pages: 203
• Series: Beginner's Guides; Beginner's Guides (Oneworld); Beginner's Guides; Beginner's Guides (Oneworld)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Censorship, Human rights, civil rights, Ethical Issues: Censorship, Ethical issues and debates, Freedom Of Information & Freedom Of Speech