| Description |
261 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
History of issues |
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Opposing viewpoints series |
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Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
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History of issues.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-246) and index. |
| Contents |
Ch. 1: Early American censorship struggles. Press censorship in the colonies / David A. Copeland -- Anthony Comstock crusades to eradicate obscenity / Mary Alden Hopkins -- A lawyer argues against Comstock censorship / Theodore Schroeder -- ch. 2: Cold War-era censorship. Government repression of dissent during the Cold War / Jerel A. Rosati -- Americans must resist Senator McCarthy's censorship / Edward R. Murrow -- A landmark case over the censorship of films / Marjorie Heins -- ch. 3: Wartime censorship. Military secrets and press censorship / C. Robert Zelnick -- Government censorship during World War I / Robert Justin Goldstein -- Censorship of the Pentagon Papers during the Vietnam war / John Prados and Margaret Pratt Porter -- National security is more important than liberty in the war on terror / Richard A. Posner -- Freedom from censorship is crucial in the age of terrorism / Daniel P. Tokaji -- The Patriot Act violates freedom of speech / Nancy Kranich -- The Patriot Act protects national security and civil liberties / George W. Bush -- ch. 4: Censorship struggles in the modern cultural arena. Outlawing flag desecration is dangerous censorship / John S. Keating -- Protecting the flag is patriotism, not censorship / Patrick Brady -- The controversy over Internet filters in libraries / The Why Files -- Librarians organize to fight censorship / Tom Teepen -- Feminists against pornography / Susan Brownmiller -- Censorship of popular music in contemporary America / Paul D. Fischer -- Chronology -- Organizations to contact. |
| Subject |
Censorship -- United States -- History.
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Mass media -- Censorship -- United States.
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Internet -- Censorship -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Burns, Kate, 1963-
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| ISBN |
9780737720099 |
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0737720093 |
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