Banned in the U.S.A : a reference guide to book censorship in schools and public libraries / Herbert N. Foerstel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Foerstel, Herbert N.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Censorship--United States.

Censorship.

Textbooks--Censorship--United States.

Textbooks.

Public libraries--Censorship--United States.

Public libraries.

Public schools--Censorship--United States.

Public schools.

Book selection--United States.

Book selection.

Public libraries--Book selection--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (318 p.)

Edition:

Rev. and expanded ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Other Title:

Banned in the USA

Banned in the United States of America

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since the first edition was published to acclaim and awards in 1994, librarians have relied on the work of noted intellectual freedom authority Herbert N. Foerstel. This expanded edition presents a thorough analysis of the current state of book banning in schools and public libraries, offering ready reference material on major incidents, legal cases, and annotated entries on the most frequently challenged books. Every section of this work has been significantly rewritten, updated, or expanded to reflect those developments. In-depth accounts of three new landmark book banning incidents are featured, along with a discussion of recent Supreme Court decisions involving censorship on the Internet and in book publishing, and a consideration of their implications for book banning in schools and public libraries.Two new interviews with authors of banned books--David Guterson and Leslea Newman--join the interviews with authors profiled in the first edition, many of which have been updated. The heart of the book is a Survey of Banned Books, revised with annotated entries on the 50 most frequently challenged books for 1996 through 2000; the Harry Potter series tops the list. Finally, all new appendixes feature an updated ALA list of Most Frequently Challenged Books and Authors Through 2000 and graphs that help to clarify key information.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface to the Second Edition

Acknowledgments and Dedication

Introduction

1 A Survey of Major Bookbanning Incidents

2 The Law on Bookbanning

3 Voices of Banned Authors

4 The Most Frequently Banned or Challenged Books, 1996- 2000

Appendixes

Selected Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-282) and index.

ISBN:

9798400616396

9786610708895

9781280708893

1280708891

9780313006708

0313006709

OCLC:

614741070