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Canadian Mockingbird : Exposing Censorship and Textbook-Mediated Social Engineering
Overview
Open competition between textbook publishers was to begin in 1960 in Canada's most populated province, Ontario. Decisions made here impact English students cross-country. Unbeknownst to authors, publishers and teachers, government also created a covert censorship process. Hundreds of textbooks majority approved by paid subject expert panels were then rejected by the education bureaucracy. Publishers were sent fraudulent rejection letters.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780993652936
- ISBN-10: 099365293X
- Publisher: Publishdrive
- Publish Date: February 2024
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.52 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.64 pounds
- Page Count: 226
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