Historical Dictionary of Censorship in the United States - Leon Hurwitz - Hardcover

'œIn this informative dictionary, Hurwitz surveys the types of expression that have been subject to censorship, repression, and punishment in the US, focusing on four broad categories of censorship: political censorship, community censorship, constitutional censorship, and moral censorship. The author...writes consciously from a public policy perspective. While the author disavows any claim to being exhaustive, it is clear that his coverage is comprehensive. The main body of the work is arranged alphabetically with numerous cross-references and covers court cases, statutes, judicial doctrines, organizations, banned books and films, and other terms concerning censorship. The entries vary in length from a short paragraph or two to several pages. In addition to the index the appended material consists of a chronology, a table of cases, and a selected bibliography. The author provides a good overview of the subject in a 50-page introductory essay. This valuable reference work is highly recommended for all libraries.'' CHOICEHurwitz, Leon is the author of 'Historical Dictionary of Censorship in the United States - Leon Hurwitz - Hardcover' with ISBN 9780313238789 and ISBN 0313238782.