Censorship: Or Freedom of Expression

By Nancy Day

Examines the First Amendment, the issue of censorship in publishing, schools, the arts and entertainment, and the Internet, and government involvement. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082252628X
• ISBN13: 9780822526285
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 10 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 12

Customer Reviews

Censorship or Freedom of Expression (Pro/Con series)

Begins with a report on Stephen Pico's suit against his high school for removing books from their library. The book delineates the issues of censorship and discusses the history of censorship beginning with Hitler's book burnings and traces early instances of censorship such as the 3400 BC guidelines for Egyptian art to the present. Discusses censorship in schools, the media, art, pornography,the Internet, and the government's role in censorship presenting both sides of the debate. Includes endnotes, biographical references, index, and list of resources.