Emily J. M. Knox

Book Banning in 21st-Century America

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Beta Phi Mu Scholars Series
• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 186
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Januar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 429g
• ISBN-13: 9781442231672
• ISBN-10: 144223167X
• Artikelnr.: 41627145

Autorenporträt

By Emily J. M. Knox

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Chapter 1: Trusting the System Chapter 2: Power and Knowledge
Chapter 3: Perfect Timing Chapter 4: Moral decline Chapter 5: Reading
Should Edify the Soul Chapter 6: Fear, Knowledge and Power Appendix 1:
Methodological Note Appendix 1.1: General Google Alerts Appendix 1.2: Case
Specific Google Alerts Appendix 2: Sample Request for Reconsideration
Appendix 3: Chart of Challenge Cases Bibliography