People for and Against Restricted or Unrestricted Expression (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780313317583)

What rallies or inspires people to champion the different causes surrounding filtering or free expression? How do people vary in their views on what the First Amendment guarantees? This book encourages students to think critically about the pros and cons of censorship. The profiles of individuals who are active in free speech debates show that while there aren't always black and white answers, there are numerous ways to take a firm stand on the issues.

Readers will be introduced to a wide variety of people, from feminists arguing both sides of the debate over pornography, to those who believe no one can clearly define what is harmful and what is not. The book also presents people motivated by religious convictions to censor material they consider negative or detrimental. Fifty individual stories about activists on frontlines, fighting for what they believe, bring the controversies surrounding filtering and freedom of expression into sharp focus, offering a rich platform for consideration and debate.

Author: John B. Harer, Jeanne E. Harrell
ISBN-10: 0313317585
ISBN-13: 9780313317583
Publisher: Greenwood
Language: English
Published: 12/30/2002
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 10.10h x 5.60w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 05/15/2003 pg. 1696
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2003 pg. 237
Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2003 pg. 435