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Censorship of Historical Thought A World Guide, 1945-2000
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Antoon De Baets
Book Code: GR1193
ISBN: 0-313-31193-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31193-2
712 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 12/30/2001
List Price: $145.00 (UK Sterling Price: £80.00)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • Meticulously researched, well written, and comprehensive, this book supplies a wealth of information regarding the "censorship of historical thought and the fate of persecuted historians" in more than 130 countries, 1945-2000...strongly recommended for large public libraries and all academic libraries that serve history readers and teachers.
    —CHOICE     September 2002
  • This book is a unique reference source for the study post-World War II censorship worldwide. Recommended for academic and large public libraries.
    —Reference & User Services Quarterly     Winter 2002
Description: 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 in which censorship and persecution have taken place, De Baets sketches a world map of repression that goes beyond the well-known and well-studied cases. It assembles scattered data from three types of sources: the works of censors and censored, historical and biographical dictionaries and historiographical surveys, and reports from international human rights organizations. Showing the universality of historical censorship and its infinite variety in amount and degree, the book also provides a basis for further comparative research.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The Guide
  • Index of Persons and Subjects
LC Card Number: 2001023309
LCC Class: Z657
Dewey Class: 363
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