Freedom of the printed word is a defining feature of the modern world.
Yet censorship and the suppression of literature never cease, and remain topical issues even in the most liberal of democracies.
Today, just as in the past, advances in media technology are followed by new regulatory mechanisms.
Similarly, any attempt to control cultural expression inevitably spurs fresh discussions about freedom of speech.
In Forbidden Literature scholars from a variety of disciplines address censorship's pa.
Nordic Academic Press Forbidden literature: case studies on censorship, hardcover/erik erlanson
