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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Herbert N Foerstel |
| ISBN: | 0313311668 9780313311666 |
| OCLC Number: | 48557553 |
| Description: | xxvii, 296 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | A survey of major bookbanning incidents -- The law on bookbanning -- Voices of banned authors -- The most frequently banned or challenged books, 1996-2000. |
| Other Titles: | Banned in the USA Banned in the United States of America |
| Responsibility: | Herbert N. Foerstel. |
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Abstract:
This work on book censorship in schools and public libraries has been completely revised, updated, and expanded. Since its original publication in 1994, many new developments have confirmed that book censorship in the United States continues apace.
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<p>This revised and expanded edition of Foerstel's book, whose first edition drew favorable reviews in 1994, deserves equal attention....Foerstel, a noted authority on intellectual freedom, supplies informative appendixes and an index that make this book a valuable resource for all libraries. - <p>Choice Read more...
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