Banned books / senior editor, Victoria Heyworth-Dunne.

Contributor(s):

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780744056280

Other title:

Banned books : the world's most controversial books, past and present

Uniform titles:

Banned books (Heyworth-Dunne)

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

History.

DDC classification:

098/.1 23/eng/20221020

LOC classification:

Z1019 .B26 2022

Contents:

Introduction -- Pre-1900 -- The 19th century -- Between the wars -- The postwar years -- The late 20th century -- The 21st century.

Summary: "Explores why some of the world's . . . literary classics and seminal non-fiction titles were once deemed too controversial for the public to read--whether for challenging racial or sexual norms, satirizing public figures, or simply being deemed unfit for young readers. From the banning of All Quiet on the Western Front and the repeated suppression of On the Origin of Species, to the uproar provoked by Lady Chatterley's Lover, entries offer a . . . chronological account of censorship, and the . . . role that some banned books have played in changing history"--Provided by publisher.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Automatización y Procesos Técnicos	Automatización y Procesos Técnicos (1er. Piso)	Z1019 .B26 2022 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00000192781

Includes index.

Introduction -- Pre-1900 -- The 19th century -- Between the wars -- The postwar years -- The late 20th century -- The 21st century.

"Explores why some of the world's . . . literary classics and seminal non-fiction titles were once deemed too controversial for the public to read--whether for challenging racial or sexual norms, satirizing public figures, or simply being deemed unfit for young readers. From the banning of All Quiet on the Western Front and the repeated suppression of On the Origin of Species, to the uproar provoked by Lady Chatterley's Lover, entries offer a . . . chronological account of censorship, and the . . . role that some banned books have played in changing history"--Provided by publisher.

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