Book banning / Ronnie D. Lankford, book editor. - Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2008. - 116 p. ; 24 cm. - At issue. Civil liberties .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-109) and index.

Book banning has legal limits -- Book censorship is a universal practice -- Banned Books Week is hypocritical -- Banned Books Week supports first amendment rights -- Book banning violates children and young adult freedoms -- Book banning protects family values -- Book banning handicaps the educational process -- Individuals should make their own decisions about censored books -- Book banning endangers majority values -- Book banning protects minority values -- Banned books teach tolerance -- Book banning reflects American social temperament -- Iranian book ban reveals repressive political regime -- Teachers should prepare for book challenges -- Book destruction controls ideology -- Book destruction destroys cultural identity.

ISBN: 9780737737844 (pbk.) 9780737737837 0737737840 (pbk.) 0737737832

LCCN: 2007028834

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Censorship.
Challenged books.

LC Class. No.: Z657 / .B73 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 363.3