Censorship of Historical Thought A World Guide, 1945-2000

Name: Censorship of Historical Thought A World Guide, 1945-2000
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ISBN: 9780313311932

ISBN-10: 0313311935

ISBN-13: 9780313311932

Edition: 2001

Authors: Antoon De Baets

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History is an important, dangerous, and fragile subject. Historical thought can be censored in widely diverging political and historiographical contexts, as historians are well aware. Yet the problems of censorship, often thought to be obvious, are rarely studied. Filling a significant void, this guide supplies information on the censorship of historical thought and the fate of persecuted historians in over 130 countries from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe and from 1945 to 2000. With each entry providing a chronological overview of cases and giving a full listing of sources, the book is the first systematic effort to overview the repression of historical thought. Aiming to encompass all countries…

Book details

List price: $83.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publication date: 12/30/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 712
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.69" tall
Weight: 2.640
Language: English



Foreword



Acknowledgments


Abbreviations


Introduction


Guide to the Guide


Editorial Policy


Terms of Reference


Scope and Principal Definitions


Borderline Cases and Gray Areas


Data Collection and Description: Sources and Problems of Evidence


A Framework for Data Analysis


Justification of Censorship


Methods and Targets of Censorship


A Comparative Research Agenda


Censorship and the Rights and Obligations of Historians: A List of Questions


Conclusion: Value of the Guide


Notes


The Guide


Person Index


Subject Index