Book banning /
Book banning /
Ronnie D. Lankford, book editor.
- Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2008.
- 116 p. ; 24 cm.
- At issue. Civil liberties .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-109) and index.
Book banning has legal limits -- Book censorship is a universal practice -- Banned Books Week is hypocritical -- Banned Books Week supports first amendment rights -- Book banning violates children and young adult freedoms -- Book banning protects family values -- Book banning handicaps the educational process -- Individuals should make their own decisions about censored books -- Book banning endangers majority values -- Book banning protects minority values -- Banned books teach tolerance -- Book banning reflects American social temperament -- Iranian book ban reveals repressive political regime -- Teachers should prepare for book challenges -- Book destruction controls ideology -- Book destruction destroys cultural identity.
9780737737837 0737737832 9780737737844 (pbk.) 0737737840 (pbk.)
2007028834
Censorship.
Challenged books.
Z657 / .B73 2008
363.31
Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-109) and index.
Book banning has legal limits -- Book censorship is a universal practice -- Banned Books Week is hypocritical -- Banned Books Week supports first amendment rights -- Book banning violates children and young adult freedoms -- Book banning protects family values -- Book banning handicaps the educational process -- Individuals should make their own decisions about censored books -- Book banning endangers majority values -- Book banning protects minority values -- Banned books teach tolerance -- Book banning reflects American social temperament -- Iranian book ban reveals repressive political regime -- Teachers should prepare for book challenges -- Book destruction controls ideology -- Book destruction destroys cultural identity.
9780737737837 0737737832 9780737737844 (pbk.) 0737737840 (pbk.)
2007028834
Censorship.
Challenged books.
Z657 / .B73 2008
363.31