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Free Expression and Censorship in America An Encyclopedia
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By Herbert N. Foerstel
ISBN: 0-313-29231-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-29231-6
272 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 4/30/1997
List Price: $101.95 (UK Sterling Price: £57.95)
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Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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  • Free Expression and Censorship in America is noteworthy for its treatment of contemporary issues and personalities--including the Internet and Howard Stern--as well as the full history of our country's interpretation of this basic tenet. Recommended for high-school, public, and academic libraries.
    —Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
  • The text's thorough essays and diverse entries function as a valuable reference tool for anyone researching or just curious about the state of free expression in America today.
    —Libraries and Culture Book Review
Description: Despite the end of the Cold War, America's national security apparatus for controlling information has remained in place. However, sex and secularism are emerging as the major targets of censorship. Federal "decency" standards have been imposed on art, the broadcast media, and the Internet. Virtually every major political issue of the 1990s (abortion, campaign finance, violence on TV, homosexuality, indecency on the Internet) has First Amendment implications, and all are included in this comprehensive encyclopedia. This work covers the full history of America's struggle for free expression, as well as the contemporary dynamics represented by "pop" figures like Frank Zappa, Howard Stern, and Danny Goldberg and politicians like Jesse Helms and Don Edwards. It goes beyond other academic works of its kind by recognizing the primacy of the mass media and the Internet in defining the modern contours of the First Amendment.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Encyclopedia
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Table of Cases
  • Index
LC Card Number: 96-42157
LCC Class: Z658
Dewey Class: 363
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