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Film and video censorship in contemporary Britain / Julian Petley.
LIBRA PN1995.65.G7 P48 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Petley, Julian.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Motion pictures--Censorship--Great Britain--History.
- Motion pictures.
- Home video systems--Social aspects--Great Britain.
- Home video systems.
- Home video systems--Social aspects.
- Motion pictures--Censorship.
- History.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 232 pages ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Film and video censorship in modern Britain
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2011.
- Summary:
- This book looks at the development of film and video censorship since 1979, a year that marked the start of Margaret Thatcher's moral authoritarianism and the birth of the home video industry. It features case studies of censorship including legal and political contexts and describes campaigns against films like "Child's Play III".
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780748625390
- 9780748625383
- 0748625380
- 0748625399
- OCLC:
- 733692086
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