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02679aam a2200469Ii 4500 001 A134EF18F60A11ED8839B52145ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230519010046 008 220304t20222015mdua b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 9781538171127 020 $a 1538171120 035 $a (OCoLC)1301904735 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d UKMGB $d OCLCF $d YDX $d PAU $d IAD $d HRM $d IOZ $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 4 $a Z711.4 $b .K65 2022 082 04 $a 303.3/76 $2 23 100 1 $a Knox, Emily, $d 1976- $e author. 245 10 $a Book banning in 21st-century America / $c Emily J.M. Knox. 250 $a Paperback edition. 264 1 $a Lanham, Maryland : $b Rowman & Littlefield, $c [2022] 300 $a ix, 175 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm. 490 1 $a Beta Phi Mu scholars 520 $a Requests for the removal, relocation, and restriction of books -- also known as challenges -- occur with some frequency in the United States. Book Banning in 21st Century America, based on fifteen contemporary book challenges 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. Focusing on the why of censorship, Knox posits that many censorship attempts are intimately tied to how one understands the practice of reading and its effects on character development and behavior. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 00 $a Machine generated contents note: $g 6. $t Fear, Knowledge, and Power. $g 2. $t Power and Knowledge -- $g 3. $t Perfect Timing -- $g 4. $t The Moral Decline of Society, Institutions, and the Family -- $g 5. $t Reading Should Edify the Soul -- $g 6. $t Fear, Knowledge, and Power. 650 0 $a Public libraries $x Censorship $z United States. 650 0 $a School libraries $x Censorship $z United States. 650 0 $a Challenged books $z United States. 650 0 $a Intellectual freedom $z United States. 650 0 $a Books and reading $z United States. 650 7 $a Books and reading. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00836454 650 7 $a Challenged books. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00851884 650 7 $a Intellectual freedom. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00975768 650 7 $a Public libraries. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01082640 650 7 $a School libraries. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01107511 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 830 0 $a Beta Phi Mu scholars. 941 $a 2 952 $l BRPD251 $d 20240119020742.0 952 $l IAOX771 $d 20230519013445.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=A134EF18F60A11ED8839B52145ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IOZInitiate Another SILO Locator Search