Literature Suppressed on Social Grounds

Literature Suppressed on Social Grounds

Author: Dawn B. Sova

Publisher: Infobase Publishing

Published: 2014-05-14

Total Pages: 401

ISBN-13: 0816071500

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Literature Suppressed on Social Grounds, Revised Edition discusses writings that have been banned over the centuries because they offended or merely ignored official truths; challenged widely held assumptions; or contained ideas or language unacceptable to a state, religious institution, or private moral watchdog. The entries new to this edition include the Captain Underpants series, We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier, and Jake and Honeybunch Go to Heaven by Margaret Zemach. Also included are updates to the censorship histories of such books as To Kill a Mockingbird and Of Mice and Men.


Literature Suppressed on Political Grounds

Literature Suppressed on Political Grounds

Author: Nicholas J. Karolides

Publisher: Infobase Publishing

Published: 2014-05-14

Total Pages: 639

ISBN-13: 0816071519

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Literature Suppressed on Religious Grounds, Revised Edition profiles the censorship of many such essential works of literature. The entries new to this edition include extensive coverage of the Harry Potter series, which has been frequently banned in the United States on the grounds that it promotes witchcraft, as well as entries on two popular textbook series, The Witches by Roald Dahl, Women Without Men: A Novel of Modern Iran, and more. Also included are updates to such entries as The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie and On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin.


Literature Suppressed on Sexual Grounds

Literature Suppressed on Sexual Grounds

Author: Dawn B. Sova

Publisher: Infobase Publishing

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 0816071497

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Literature Suppressed on Sexual Grounds, Revised Edition examines the issues underlying the suppression of more than 100 works deemed sexually obscene. The entries new to this edition include America by Jon Stewart, Sex by Madonna, The Buffalo Tree by Adam Rapp, and many more. Also included are updates to entries such as Forever by Judy Blume, and more


Literature Suppressed on Religious Grounds

Literature Suppressed on Religious Grounds

Author: Margaret Bald

Publisher: Infobase Publishing

Published: 2014-05-14

Total Pages: 465

ISBN-13: 0816071489

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Literature Suppressed on Religious Grounds, Revised Edition profiles the censorship of many such essential works of literature. The entries new to this edition include extensive coverage of the Harry Potter series, which has been frequently banned in the United States on the grounds that it promotes witchcraft, as well as entries on two popular textbook series, The Witches by Roald Dahl, Women Without Men: A Novel of Modern Iran, and more. Also included are updates to such entries as The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie and On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin.


Banned Plays

Banned Plays

Author: Dawn B. Sova

Publisher: Infobase Publishing

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 1438129939

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An alphabetical listing of plays that have been banned throughout history with a short synopsis and reason for banning as well as profiles of the playwrights and other resource material.


How to Write Book Reports

How to Write Book Reports

Author: Harry Teitelbaum

Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 9780028603001

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An introduction to the techniques of writing book reports and reviews, including how to read correctly, note taking, topic limitation, outlining, sample introductions, checklists, and suggested topics.


Critical Companion to Edgar Allan Poe

Critical Companion to Edgar Allan Poe

Author: Dawn B. Sova

Publisher: Infobase Publishing

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 467

ISBN-13: 1438108427

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Examines the life and career of Edgar Allan Poe including synopses of many of his works, biographies of family and friends, a discussion of Poe's influence on other writers, and places that influenced his writing.


Forbidden Films

Forbidden Films

Author: Dawn B. Sova

Publisher: Checkmark Books

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 9780816040179

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Alphabetically arranged entries offer detailed histories of 125 films, providing production data, cast information, plot summaries, censorship histories, and profiles of directors.


120 Banned Books

120 Banned Books

Author: Nicholas J. Karolides

Publisher: Checkmark

Published: 2022

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780816085194

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"From the Bible to The Hate U Give: a completely updated look at the history of censorship in world literature. Throughout history, nations, peoples, and governments have censored writers and their works on political, religious, sexual, and social grounds. Although the literary merit of the majority of these books has been proven time and time again, censorship efforts are still in place today. From Animal Farm to The Grapes of Wrath, The Koran to The Talmud, Beloved to the Harry Potter series, The Canterbury Tales to Catch-22, this revised edition examines the many struggles these books faced in order to be read"--


The Revolt of The Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium

The Revolt of The Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium

Author: Martin Gurri

Publisher: Stripe Press

Published: 2018-12-04

Total Pages: 465

ISBN-13: 1953953344

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How insurgencies—enabled by digital devices and a vast information sphere—have mobilized millions of ordinary people around the world. In the words of economist and scholar Arnold Kling, Martin Gurri saw it coming. Technology has categorically reversed the information balance of power between the public and the elites who manage the great hierarchical institutions of the industrial age: government, political parties, the media. The Revolt of the Public tells the story of how insurgencies, enabled by digital devices and a vast information sphere, have mobilized millions of ordinary people around the world. Originally published in 2014, The Revolt of the Public is now available in an updated edition, which includes an extensive analysis of Donald Trump’s improbable rise to the presidency and the electoral triumphs of Brexit. The book concludes with a speculative look forward, pondering whether the current elite class can bring about a reformation of the democratic process and whether new organizing principles, adapted to a digital world, can arise out of the present political turbulence.