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book censorship

removal of books from library shelves or banning of books for public and/or private usage
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book censorship

Summary

book censorship has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • book censorship is a type of censorship[2].
  • book censorship's Commons category is recorded as Book censorship[3].
  • book censorship comprises removal from libraries[4].
  • book censorship comprises publication ban[5].
  • book censorship comprises lending ban[6].
  • book censorship comprises book burning[7].
  • book censorship's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Book censorship[8].

Body

Definition and Type

book censorship is a type of censorship[2].

Use and Application

Components include removal from libraries[4], publication ban[5], lending ban[6], and book burning[7].

Why It Matters

book censorship has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_book-censorship_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{book censorship}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/book-censorship}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 6d ago · Dronebogus · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → censorship
    Image → NAZI reading before burning the library of Dr. Hirschfeld, Institute for Sexual
    Has parts → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Book censorship
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: NAZI reading before burning the library of Dr. Hirschfeld, Institute for Sexual Research, Berlin, 6 May 1933- Institut für Sexualwissenschaft - Bibliothe"
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