Subject: Censorship (Keywords)

Alan Travis examines censorship, from the time of Queen Victoria and the Obscene Publications Act, through to the present day and the impact of the Internet and the Web on free expression.

Opening with the notorious bonfires of 'un-German' and Jewish literature in 1933 that offered such a clear signal of Nazi intentions, 'Burning the Books' takes us on a 3000-year journey through the destruction of knowledge and the fight against all the odds to preserve it.

Opening with the notorious bonfires of 'un-German' and Jewish literature in 1933 that offered such a clear signal of Nazi intentions, 'Burning the Books' takes us on a 3000-year journey through the destruction of knowledge and the fight against all the odds to preserve it.

From the early peepshows ("How Bridget Served the Salad Undressed"), through to the video and satellite anomalies of today, this book explores film censorship in Britain, demonstrating, through anecdotes and examples, its absurdities, dangers and occasional virtues.

Using unprecedented access to the original archives, Yvonne Ward investigates the two literary men who were tasked with editing the vast correspondence of Queen Victoria after she died. The book they produced would change how she was remembered forever - but it was not the full story.

This pamphlet examines the weakness and indeciveness of the library profession in cases of censorship. It analyses the vagueness and contradictions of censorship legislation, and questions the vagaries of political interference at both local and central government level.