Banned in the U.S.A.: A Reference Guide to Book Censorship in Schools and Public Libraries
Author:   Herbert N. Foerstel
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Edition:   2nd edition
ISBN:  

9780313311666


Pages:   328
Publication Date:   30 July 2002
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Herbert N. Foerstel
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Greenwood Press
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.624kg
ISBN:  

9780313311666


ISBN 10:   0313311668
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   30 July 2002
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface Introduction A Survey of Major Bookbanning Incidents The Law on Bookbanning Voices of Banned Authors The Most Frequently Banned Books, 1996-2000 Appendix A: Office for Intellectual Freedom's 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000 Appendix B: Office for Intellectual Freedom's Frequently Challenged Books and Authors of 2000 Appendix C: Office for Intellectual Freedom's Most Frequently Challenged Books and Authors of 1999 Appendix D: Office for Intellectual Freedom's Most Frequently Challenged Books and Authors of 1998 Selected Bibliography Index

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.,. Foerstel gives an enlightening analysis of censorship in U.S. schools and public libraries....Recommended. -Library Journal


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HERBERT N. FOERSTEL is the former Head of Branch Libraries at the University of Maryland, College Park. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the National Security Archives. He is a noted authority on intellectual freedom and has published seven previous books on the topic for Greenwood Publishing, including Banned in the Media (1998) and From Watergate to Monicagate: Ten Controversies in Modern Journalism and Media (2001).

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