Banned Books: The World's Most Controversial Books, Past and Present

by DK Author

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A global survey of banned books and the censorship and free speech controversies surrounding them. Books are powerful things—they have frequently altered the course of history and found themselves under fire in the court of public opinion. Banned Books profiles some of the most controversial and influential books ever published, examining the surrounding social, political, and religious climate of each.