ISBN:
9780231175227
Language:
English
Pages:
xi, 391 Seiten
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Illustrationen
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24 cm
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Werbel, Amy Beth, author Lust on trial
DDC:
306.77/1097309034
Keywords:
Comstock, Anthony
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New York Society for the Suppression of Vice
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Censorship History
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Obscenity (Law) History
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United States Moral conditions
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Comstock, Anthony 1844-1915
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USA
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Obszönität
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Zensur
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Geschichte 1873-1915
Abstract:
Introduction -- Anthony Comstock, from Canaan to Gotham -- Onward Christian soldiers: creating the industry and infrastructure of American vice suppression -- Taming America's "rich" and "racy" underbelly (volume I: 1871-1884) -- Artists, libertarians, and lawyers unite: the rise of the resistance (volume II: 1884-1895) -- New women, new technology, and the demise of Comstockery (volume III: 1895-1915) -- Conclusion: post mortem
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-370) and index
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