Censorship and the Press, 1580-1720, Volume 4
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Censorship and the Press, 1580-1720, Volume 4

  1. 422 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Censorship and the Press, 1580-1720, Volume 4

About this book

Helps scholars to examine historical press censorship in England. This title draws together around 500 texts, reaching across 140 years from the rigours of the Elizabethan Star Chamber Decree to the publication of "Cato's Letters", which famously advanced principles of free speech.

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Yes, you can access Censorship and the Press, 1580-1720, Volume 4 by Geoff Kemp,Jason McElligott,Cyndia Susan,James Raven in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & World History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2024
Print ISBN
9781138751514
eBook ISBN
9781040244081
Edition
1
Topic
History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction
  7. Further Reading
  8. Government and Press Control in 1696
  9. The Battle over Blasphemous Books
  10. Press Unfreedom as 'Priestcraft'
  11. Press Freedom as Religious Toleration in Excess
  12. The Mischiefs of a Licentious Press
  13. News and Seditious Libel
  14. Politics, Religion and Regulation, 1699-1704
  15. The Case of the Memorial
  16. High Church on Trial
  17. Censorship, Copyright and Stamp Tax
  18. Tindal and Le Clerc under Fire
  19. Further Thoughts on Press Freedom
  20. Tory Thoughts on Whig Censorship
  21. Silencing Jacobitism
  22. Postscript: Disagreement, Discussion and Liberty of the Press
  23. Editorial Notes
  24. Index