Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

The language police : (Record no. 77381)

010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2002040622
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0375414827
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780375414824
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER
System control number (OCoLC)50802702
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 371.32 Rav
Item number 9
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-- 77381
-- 77381
092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC)
Classification number 371.32 Rav
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Ravitch, Diane. frey50
245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The language police :
Remainder of title how pressure groups restrict what students learn /
Statement of responsibility, etc Diane Ravitch.
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 1st ed.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc New York :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Knopf,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2003.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent x, 255 p. ;
Dimensions 25 cm.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Forbidden topics, forbidden words -- The new meaning of bias -- Everybody does it: the textbook publishers -- Everybody does it: the testing companies -- Censorship from the right -- Censorship from the left -- The mad, mad, mad world of textbook adoptions -- Literature: forgetting the tradition -- History: the endless battle -- The language police: can we stop them? -- Appendix 1. A glossary of banned words, usages, stereotypes, and topics -- Appendix 2. The Atkinson-Ravitch sampler of classic literature for home and school.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Textbooks
General subdivision Censorship
Geographic subdivision United States.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Test bias
Geographic subdivision United States.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Censorship
Geographic subdivision United States.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Manuels scolaires
General subdivision Censure
Geographic subdivision
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Biais dans les tests
Geographic subdivision
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Censure
Geographic subdivision
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Koha item type 300 - 399
-- 371.32 Rav
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Holdings
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