You can't read this book : censorship in an age of freedom by Cohen, Nick instant download

You can't read this book : censorship in an age of freedom by Cohen, Nick instant download

xxii, 330 pages ; 22 cm, From the fall of the Berlin Wall to the advert of the Web, everywhere you turn you are told that we live in an age of unparalleled freedom. This is dangerously naive. From the revolution in Iran that wasn't to the imposition of super-injunctions from the filthy rich, we still live in a world where you can write a book and end up dead, Includes bibliographical references and index, pt. 1. God. 'Kill the blasphemer' : rules for censors (1): demand a respect you don't deserve -- A clash of civilisations? : rules for censors (2): a little fear goes a long, long way -- Manufacturing offence : rules for censors (3): go postal! -- The racism of the anti-racists : rules for censors (4): say that it is bigoted to oppose bigotry -- How to fight back : John Milton and the absurdity of identity politics -- pt. 2. Money. The cult of the supreme manager : rules for censors (5): people don't want to know -- A town called Sue : rules for censors (6): money makes you a member of a master race -- How to fight back : John Stuart Mill and the struggle to speak your mind -- pt. 3. State. The Internet and the revolution : rules for censors (7): look to the past/think of the future -- The Internet and the counter-revolution -- How to fight back : advice for free-speaking citizens