"No mere calendar, this encyclopedic chronology of freedom of the press covers all time periods from prehistory to the present. Although the arrangement is chronological, with chapters such as "Printing in a World of Irreverence, 1500 Through 1599," a detailed subject and name index makes it fully accessible. Brief entries describe pivotal events and court decisions in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. A selected bibliography presents about 200 important books on press freedom. Aimed at teachers and students, this volume is a valuable ready reference source and highlights other areas ripe for research. See also McCoy's Freedom of the Press: An Annotated Bibliography (1968; supplement 1993) and Freedom of the Press: A Bibliocyclopedia (1979). Ingelhart also authored Freedom for the College Student Press (Greenwood, 1985) and Press Law and Press Freedom for High School Publications (Greenwood, 1986)." (Jo A. Cates: Journalism - a guide to the reference literature. Englewood, Col.: Libraries Unlimited, 2nd ed. 1997 nr. 136)