Overview
This book covers many important events for those studying censorship conflicts.
Full Product Details
Author: Lee Burress
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Imprint: Scarecrow Press
Dimensions:
Width: 14.40cm
, Height: 2.70cm
, Length: 22.20cm
Weight: 0.603kg
ISBN: 9780810821514
ISBN 10: 0810821516
Pages: 395
Publication Date: 01 May 1992
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
...cover[s] many important events for those studying censorship conflicts. * School Library Journal * ...provides much food for thought plus practical explanations of the reasons for censorship problems...interesting reading... * CHOICE * ...ends with a strong set of conclusions... * Wilson Library Bulletin * Recommended. * The Book Report * It would be so very wondrous if this book became required reading for all would-be teachers, librarians, administrators, and trustees. The wisdom Burress has gained in the field has been nourished by his respect for reason and fact. Those who do read this work will find that they have a feeling of pride and worth for their profession they did not know was there before they cracked the cover. * The Library Quarterly *
...cover[s] many important events for those studying censorship conflicts. School Library Journal ...provides much food for thought plus practical explanations of the reasons for censorship problems...interesting reading... Choice ...ends with a strong set of conclusions... Wilson Library Bulletin Recommended. The Book Report It would be so very wondrous if this book became required reading for all would-be teachers, librarians, administrators, and trustees. The wisdom Burress has gained in the field has been nourished by his respect for reason and fact. Those who do read this work will find that they have a feeling of pride and worth for their profession they did not know was there before they cracked the cover. Library Quarterly
Author Information
Lee Burress (BA, Wichita State; BC, Garret Evangelical Theological Seminary; Ph.D., English, Boston University) is Professor of English, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. He has taught and published articles on a wide variety of subjects—American literature, folklore, composition, and literary censorship. Since 1963 he has carried out six state or national surveys of censorship problems in the public schools. He has been a member and chair of the Committee Against Censorship of the National Council of Teachers of English, chair of the Committee Against Censorship of the Wisconsin Council of Teachers of English, and an officer of the Wisconsin Intellectual Freedom Coalition since he helped to establish it in 1977. He is the author, co-author, or co-editor of several books on censorship.
