Random House N.Y. Dangerous Ideas: A Brief History of Censorship in the West, from the Ancients to Fake News

16.99 EUR*

Beschreibung

"“A timely contribution to an ongoing debate.” — Kirkus Reviews “[A] thought-provoking account . . . Berkowitz segues fluidly between historical eras and marshals a plethora of intriguing case studies. Readers will be convinced that policing harmful rhetoric too aggressively ‘will cause worse mischief in the long run.’” — Publishers Weekly “[A] lively and wide-ranging history . . . [an] engrossing history of censorship.” — The Economist “Eric Berkowitz’s rollicking, entertaining book reminds us that ideas have always been contested and that censorship is undesirable and mostly counter-productive.” — The Australian “In his captivating sprint through two millennia of censorship, Eric Berkowitz chronicles some of the more bizarre and egregious episodes, while explaining that the human instinct to suppress speech has rarely waned.” — Financial Times “Eric Berkowitz describes a fascinating sprint through 2,000 years of censorship.” — California News Times “A welcome unpolemical intervention in a debate where stridency is the norm.” — The Telegraph, The 75 best books of 2021 “Eric Berkowitz’s absorbing and comprehensive history of censorship . . . . demonstrates that, although the fight for freedom of expression was key to the advance of civil liberties, the struggle is not over.” — Chatham House “I have never read a more comprehensive, entertaining historical account of censorship in the West.” —Greg Lukianoff, The FIRE (The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education) “Free speech good! Censorship bad! Undeniable. Indisputable. Except that Eric Berkowitz denies and disputes with such intellectual agility as to induce cramping of the brain. Vivid, violent historical examples buttress the case against censorship, while we citizens of the Internet find ourselves drowning in crud for want of it. The point is you’ll enjoy the ride, and the argument has never been more pressing.” —Ted Koppel “Berkowitz untangles censorship’s maddening complexities to reveal core truths behind every book burning, every silencing of dissidents, and every removal of online content. . . . Dangerous Ideas takes the reader on an unruly ride—from the Vatican’s infamous list of banned books to algorithms that manipulate online speech to modern demands for safe spaces from offense. A hugely entertaining and urgently important book.” —Nadine Strossen, former president of the ACLU and author of Hate: Why We Should Resist It with Free Speech, Not Censorship “Eric Berkowitz has written a magnificent book that is original in its scope. . . . Beautifully written, this book leaves the reader with the strong sense that in every society there is the impulse to censor, but censorship rarely works.” —Erwin Chemerinsky, dean, UC Berkeley School of Law, and author of The Case Against the Supreme Court “The sweep of this book is vast and its judgments thoughtful. Above all, Berkowitz shows that censorship remains tempting for those in power, even as history demonstrates how often it proves...