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Edition
[Updated and expanded 2014 ed.]
Description
380 pages ; 28 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Note
Includes indexes.
Contents
Part 1: Introduction. How it all began -- Part 2: Insights. The challenge of censorship -- Part 3: Interpretations. The first amendment ; Freedom of expression ; The freedom to read -- Part 4: Information. First amendment timeline ; First amendment court cases ; First amendment glossary and acronyms ; First amendment quotations ; First amendment action guide -- Part 5: Incidents. Top ten challenged books of 2013 -- The Nobel Prize -- Challenged or banned books -- Title index -- Geographic index -- Topical index -- About the author -- Acknowledgements.
Summary
Provides a framework for understanding censorship and the protections guaranteed to us through the first amendment. Interpretations of the uniquely American notion of freedom of expression -- and our freedom to read what we choose -- are supplemented by straightforward, easily accessible information that will inspire further exploration.
