Censorship of Expression in the 1980s - A Statistical Survey

The study of censorship is important not because we are shocked by the contents of a book or because a complaint about a work offends our sensibilities, but rather because this conflict between powerful opposing forces in society can threaten its foundations and ideals. Conflict exists because reasonable individuals in our society disagree as to what defines the limitations of creativity and expression, and who should decide when those boundaries ahve been overstepped. These issues are addressed in detail in this important and timely new survey.

List of contents

Tables and Figures
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
Censorship Literature
Methodology
Data Analysis
Comparison of Sources: Past and Present
Conclusion
Appendix Titles listed in all four sources in frequency order
Bibliography
Index

About the author

JOHN B. HARER is the head of the Circulation Division of Sterling C. Evans Library at Texas A&M University and has published a number of refereed journal articles and books.

STEVEN R. HARRIS is Humanities Reference Librarian at the Sterling C. Evans Library at the Middleton Library at Louisiana State University.

Product details

• Authors: John B. Harer, Harer John B., Steven R. Harris, Harris Steven R.
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.10.1994
• EAN: 9780313287466
• ISBN: 978-0-313-28746-6
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Censorship, C 1980 To C 1990, c 1980 to c 1989, Ethical Issues: Censorship, Current Events and Issues