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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Banned Books: The World's Most Controversial Books, Past and Present

Banned Books: The World's Most Controversial Books, Past and Present

DK

Hardcover

Series: DK Secret Histories

General Antiques & CollectiblesGeneral World History

Publisher Price: $19.99

ISBN10: 0744056284
ISBN13: 9780744056280
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Published: Aug 30 2022
Pages: 192
Weight: 1.08
Height: 0.83 Width: 6.07 Depth: 7.60
Language: English
Immerse yourself in the stories behind the most shocking and infamous books ever published!

Censorship of one form or another has existed almost as long as the written word, while definitions of what is deemed acceptable in published works have shifted over the centuries, and from culture to culture.

Banned Books explores why some of the world's most important 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 the Species, to 1984, Fahrenheit 45, Catcher in the Rye and Huckleberry Fin, this must-have volume examines the astonishing role that some banned books have played in changing history.

Packed with eye-opening insights into the history of the written word, and the political and social climate during the period of suppression or censorship, this is a must-read for anyone interested in literature; creative writing; politics; history or the law.

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