{"title":"Censorship","description":"\u003cp\u003eCensorship examines the ways information, speech, and expression are restricted or regulated by governments and other authorities. Within political science, this subject covers the legal, social, and ethical frameworks that define when and how content is suppressed, both historically and in contemporary contexts. Readers will encounter analyses of policy decisions, societal impacts, and debates about balancing security and civil liberties.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo further focus your research, consider how censorship differs across regimes or in relation to specific forms of media such as journalism, literature, or online discourse. Comparing this category to other areas of political science reveals unique angles on state power, public discourse, and individual rights in society.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"how-defend-books-why-book-bans-how-we-fight-them-9781648414084-new","title":"How to Defend Books and Why: Book Bans and How We Fight Them","description":"You're invited to the book revolution! Fight back against censorship and empower your community with this close look at the book banning movement. In a moving, compulsively readable call to arms for readers everywhere, Danny Caine, bestselling author of How to Resist Amazon and Why and How to Protect Bookstores and Why, offers an expertly-crafted confrontation of far-right, Christian nationalist attempts to reshape American culture through ban campaigns targeting schools, libraries, bookstores, and prisons with a silencing campaign against marginalized identities--in life and in literature. From the first-ever banned books display at San Francisco's City Lights in the 1950s to the rapid rise of so-called Moms For Liberty during the COVID-19 pandemic to attempts to silence Palestinian authors, Caine charts the course of repressive censorship campaigns, along with the creative and sometimes unlikely activists who've stood up against them. Each chapter is based on a particular book banning episode, bolstered by research and legal precedent, and concludes with helpful takeaways for further reading or resistance. Throughout, Caine approaches these heated issues with gentle openness harkening back to his work as a public school teacher and a bookseller. He emphasizes our collective responsibility towards art, free speech, and each other.","brand":"MICROCOSM PUB","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":51574802153762,"sku":"9781648414084-new","price":15.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0893\/4755\/5618\/files\/9781648414084.jpg?v=1777346329"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.albakireads.com\/collections\/political-science-censorship.oembed","provider":"AlbakiReads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}