Banning and challenging are two different things / News Staff, Business & Heritage Clarksville -- Even librarians ban books / Scott DiMarco -- Do the reasons for banning books stack up? / Jamie Leigh -- Book banning's greatest achievement is to reflect our current culture / Clay Calvert -- Banned Books Week is propaganda / Dan Kleinman -- Banned books can be a tool for addressing race / Ashley Lauren Samsa -- Look to the First Amendment / National Coalition Against Censorship -- Parental involvement is critical in reading selections / Rebecca Hagelin -- Filtering in public libraries has gone too far / David McMenemy -- Bans distract from the real value of books / Beth Younger -- Censorship is a loss to culture / Afsaneh Rigot -- Librarians must resist self-censoring / Caitlin McCabe -- Book banning is irrelevant in the information age / Steven Petite -- Technology offers new challenges to censorship / Robert Wheaton -- Why book banning fails / Philip Nel.
Summary:
It may sound shocking, but even in this current age, books are banned all around the globe. But what makes a book inappropriate even dangerous for public consumption, and who has the power to deem it so? Some governments ban books as a form of censorship. Even schools can ban books they consider too racy or inappropriate for their students. Does banning books take away our liberties, attempt to erase history, and impose an agenda? Or is the practice actually in our best interests, depending on the circumstance? This balanced volume examines this surprisingly nuanced issue. Full-Color Photographs, Bibliography, Detailed Table of Contents, Further Information Section, Index, Primary Sources, Websites.
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