Literature Suppressed on Political Grounds (Banned Books)
Edition: 2 Revised edition
Publisher: Facts on File; Facts On File
Published: August 30, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9780816062706
Subjects: Bibliographies, catalogues, discographies; Literary studies: general; Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy; General; Language Arts & Disciplines; Language; United States; Literary Criticism & Collections; Censorship; Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12); 20th century; History; Prohibited books
Description: From the Publisher: Throughout history, tyrants, totalitarian states, church institutions, and democratic governments alike have banned books that challenged their assumptions or questioned their activities. Political censorship was even applied to ancient Greek dramas during the Nazi occupation in 1942. Political suppression also occurs in the name of "security" and the safeguarding of official secrets, and is often used as a weapon in larger cultural or political battles. Such censorship has affected every form of writing; Banned Books: Literature Suppressed on Political Grounds illustrates its extent and frequency.