Since the earliest days of the film industry, mainstream films have been banned for their sexual, religious, social and political content. This volume traces the efforts to censor 125 films, ranging from the silent The Birth of a Nation, to Schindler's List. It examines the continued efforts to regulate the industry, providing a summary of each banned film - including production details, censorship history, and suggestions for further reading.
Since the earliest days of the film industry, mainstream films have been banned for their sexual, religious, social and political content. This volume...
As one would expect, writers are influenced by their exposure to the major ideas, events, and people of their lifetime as well as by history. To whatever degree they may embrace or, alternatively, attempt to hide from what happens in the world around them, writers work in the context of their time and their books reflect much about society and the spirit of the day. "History in Literature is a concise guide to 20th-century historical events, periods, movements, and figures and the ways they have been depicted in specific works of literature. This valuable reference helps readers understand...
As one would expect, writers are influenced by their exposure to the major ideas, events, and people of their lifetime as well as by history. To whate...
