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Book banning / Ronnie D. Lankford, book editor.

Contributor(s): Lankford, Ronald D, 1962-.
Series: At issueCivil liberties: Publisher: Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press, c2008Description: 116 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780737737837 (hbk.); 0737737832 (hbk.); 9780737737844 (pbk.).Subject(s): Censorship | Challenged booksDDC classification: 363.31
Contents:
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.
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Floor 4, Shelf 10, Side 1, TierNo 4, BayNo 1

 363.31 BOO 2008 (Browse shelf) 1 Available SLASx,05000,03,GR 5000103144

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.