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Book Banning in 21st-Century America.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Beta Phi Mu Scholars SeriesPublisher: Blue Ridge Summit : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (187 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781442231689
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Book Banning in 21st-Century AmericaDDC classification:
  • 303.3/76
LOC classification:
  • Z711.4 .K65 2015
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Trusting the System -- 2 Power and Knowledge -- 3 Perfect Timing -- 4 The Moral Decline of Society, Institutions, and the Family -- 5 Reading Should Edify the Soul -- 6 Fear, Knowledge, and Power -- Source References -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
Summary: Book Banning in 21st Century America, based on thirteen contemporary book challenge cases in schools and public libraries across the United States argues that understanding contemporary reading practices, especially interpretive strategies, is vital to understanding why people attempt to censor books in schools and public libraries.
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Trusting the System -- 2 Power and Knowledge -- 3 Perfect Timing -- 4 The Moral Decline of Society, Institutions, and the Family -- 5 Reading Should Edify the Soul -- 6 Fear, Knowledge, and Power -- Source References -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

Book Banning in 21st Century America, based on thirteen contemporary book challenge cases in schools and public libraries across the United States argues that understanding contemporary reading practices, especially interpretive strategies, is vital to understanding why people attempt to censor books in schools and public libraries.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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