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Books on Fire: The Destruction of Libraries throughout History
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At first, I found the author's style turgid. But I was mesmerized by the sheer volume of fascinating and scholarly details, so I persisted. As I became immersed in this wonderful book, I also became accustomed to the author's blend of sly asides and wry commentary and his vast scope and depth of information. I recognized that my initial reaction reflec... »
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Giving Offense: Essays on Censorship
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In this collection of eight essays, South African novelist J. M. Coetzee examines the complexities of censorship beyond the model of villainous censor and victimized artist. Having lived in a police state, Coetzee's experience is that "the same censors patrol the boundaries of both politics and esthetics." By contrast, in the United States, the way for... »
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Hollywood's Censor: Joseph I. Breen and the Production Code Administration
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According to _Liberty_ magazine in 1936, Joseph Ignatius Breen probably had "more influence in standardizing world thinking than Mussolini, Hitler or Stalin." Joseph who? Breen's name is lost to history. People who know something about Hollywood's history might know about the Hays Code, the now ridiculed moral standards Hollywood imposed on itself t... »
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Sin in Soft Focus: Pre-Code Hollywood
Prudes and the faint-of-heart shield your eyes! The stunning Sin in Soft Focus contains some of the most breathtaking black-and-white stills ever t... »
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