Dangerous Ideas: A Brief History of Censorship in the West, from the Ancients to Fake News

by Eric Berkowitz

Book Overview

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

Through compelling narrative, historian Eric Berkowitz reveals how drastically censorship has shaped our modern society. More than just a history of censorship, Dangerous Ideas illuminates the power of restricting speech; how it has defined...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807036242
• ISBN13: 9780807036242
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Beacon Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"