ban books and the knowledge and dissemination of information is part of the DNA of dictatorships, are the sign they are. Ignoring the book bans enacted in the Middle Ages until the nineteenth century, and in the twentieth century were especially heinous actions taken by the Stalinists and the Nazis - they even organized book burnings public libraries and cultural organizations.
No less striking are the lists that the Vatican continues to develop and for years referred to the authorities of the countries whose States are officially declared Catholics - in the Spain of General Franco's recommendations and vetoes of the Curia were law.
In his last article number, the Colombian emagazine Arcadia published five books that were banned on the grounds that it is virtually impossible to understand, which include three cases historically recent and highly Curis:
* Copies of Thousand and One Nights were recalled in 1985 Egyptian! decision by Hosni Mubarak,
* The children's stories of Roald Dahl (his best known book is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ) were banned in the U.S. and
* The Ethiopian authorities vetoed the distribution of Hamlet , in 1975!
more details, " 5 rare cases of books vetoes" in Arcadia.
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