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A Beginner's Guide
Julian Petley
ISBN: 9781851686742
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Oneworld Publications
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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.
When we think of the word censorship, we imagine blacked out words and authoritarian political regimes of the past. However, censorship is alive and well today, and just as pervasive in capitalist democracies as repressive regimes. Offering a potted history of the phenomenon from the execution of Socrates in 399BC to the latest in internet filtering, Petley provides an impassioned manifesto for freedom of speech. Also explaining how media monopolies and moguls censor by limiting what news/entertainment they impart, this is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in global media in the information age.
| ISBN | 1851686746 | | Volumes | 1 | | ISBN13 | 9781851686742
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 231 | | Publisher | Oneworld Publications | | Published in | London | | Imprint | Oneworld Publications | | Series title | Beginner's Guides | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 198 | | Publication date | 01 Jul 2009 | | Width (mm) | 129 | | DEWEY | 363.31 | | Spine width (mm) | 17 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | General | | Pages | 203 | |
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| | | Introduction | | 1 | | 1 | | Death and destruction | | 8 | | 2 | | Indexes and licenses | | 28 | | 3 | | Seals and ratings | | 47 | | 4 | | Councillors and classifiers | | 74 | | 5 | | Blocks and filters | | 97 | | 6 | | Markets and moguls | | 126 | | | | Conclusion: censorship and freedom of expression | | 160 | | | | Endnotes | | 179 | | | | Index | | 192 |
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