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A stunning array of nearly 120 photographs originally censored by the U.S. Army, many of which have never been published, captures the stark reality of the internment camps and the lives of the Japanese-American citizens who were rounded up and forced into the camps following Japan's 1941 bombing of Pearl Harbor.
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I know why the caged bird sings
by Maya Angelou
The critically acclaimed author and poet recalls the anguish of her childhood in Arkansas and her adolescence in northern slums. Reissue.
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A universal history of the destruction of books : from ancient Sumer to modern Iraq
by Fernando Báez
An investigation into the practice of book destruction and censorship explores such historical examples as the smashed tablets of ancient Sumer, the decimation of the Library of Alexandria, and the looting of libraries in post-war Iraq, in a chronicle that evaluates the political and human motives behind the practice.
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Censors at work : how states shaped literature
by Robert Darnton
An engrossing history of censorship begins with Enlightenment authors Voltaire and Rousseau in 18th-century France and continues through Indian authors that were censored during British imperial rule and on to Communist-era East Germany, cataloging the historical and literary effects. 15,000 first printing.
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The diary of a young girl
by Anne Frank
Reprints the Definitive Edition authorized by the Frank estate, in a volume that features a new introduction by National Book Award finalist Francine Prose and a chronology of Anne Frank's life and times.
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Howl, and other poems
by Allen Ginsberg
The prophetic poem that launched a generation when it was first published in 1956. When the book arrived from its British printers, it was seized almost immediately by U.S. Customs, and shortly thereafter the San Francisco police arrested its publisher and editor, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, together with the City Lights Bookstore manager, Shigeyoshi Murao. The two of them were charged with disseminating obscene literature, and the case went to trial in the Municipal Court of Judge Clayton Horn. A parade of distinguished literary and academic witnesses persuaded the judge that the title poem was indeed not obscene and that it had "redeeming and social significance." Thus was Howl and Other Poems freed to become the single most influential poetic work of the post World War II era, with over 1,000,000 copies now in print.
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Silenced in the library : banned books in America
by Zeke Jarvis
Censorship has been an ongoing phenomenon even in "the land of the free." This examination of banned books across U.S. history examines the motivations and effects of censorship, shows us how our view of right and wrong has evolved over the years, and helps readers to understand the tremendous importance of books and films in our society.
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Rights of man
by Thomas Paine
Presents Paine's political writings about the French revolutions
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The tyranny of silence
by Flemming Rose
When the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published the cartoons of the prophet Mohammed in 2005, Denmark found itself at the center of a global battle about the freedom of speech. The paper's culture editor, Flemming Rose, defended the decision to print the 12 drawings, and he quickly came to play a central part in the debate about the limitations to freedom of speech in the 21st century. Since then, Rose has visited universities and think tanks and participated in conferences and debates around the globe in order to discuss tolerance and freedom. In The Tyranny of Silence, Flemming Rose writes about the people and experiences that have influenced the way he views the world and his understanding of the crisis, including meetings with dissidents from the former Soviet Union and ex-Muslims living in Europe.
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The new censorship : inside the global battle for media freedom
by Joel Simon
The executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists discusses the crucial role played by journalists and the importance of keeping those on the front lines safe from authoritarian governments, militants, criminals, and terrorists, who try to stifle their free-expression.
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A people's history of the United States
by Howard Zinn
A revised edition of the American Book Award-nominated chronicle of U.S. history is told from a grassroots perspective and provides an analysis of important events from 1492 through the current war on terrorism. Original.
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